Lingaku- to whistle down the wind
- to waste one's breath (idiom)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to waste one's breath (idiom)
- to whistle down the wind
This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone puts effort into saying something but it is ignored or unheeded by others, rendering the effort pointless.
He yelled loudly at the sky, it was completely a waste of breath.
Sometimes, communicating with those who don't listen is truly a waste of breath.
This phrase conveys the idea that one's words or efforts are as if they are being carried away by the wind, indicating they will not have any impact or recognition.
wǒ我gào sù告诉tā他zhè ge这个xiāo xi消息，dàn但tā他gēn běn根本méi没zài yì在意，jiǎn zhí简直shì是duì对zhāo着fēng风míng鸣jiào叫。
I told him the news, but he didn't care at all; it was like whistling down the wind.
tā她jì xù继续jiǎng shù讲述zì jǐ自己de的xiǎng fǎ想法，dàn但duì fāng对方gēn běn根本bù不lǐ huì理会，gǎn jué感觉zhēn shi真是wú jì yú shì无济于事。
She kept sharing her thoughts, but the other party completely ignored her; it truly felt like whistling down the wind.
Generated collocations (experimental)
bái fèi chún shé白费唇舌to waste one's breathbái fèi白费kǒu shé口舌to have a fruitless argumentbái fèi白费lì qi力气to waste effortfèi chún shé费唇舌to expend words in vainbái fèi白费xīn si心思to waste thoughts or effortskǒu shé口舌zhī之zhēng争a verbal disputechè huí撤回chún shé唇舌to retract one's wordschún shé唇舌zhī之zhàn战a war of wordsbái fèi白费xīn xuè心血to waste one's hard work