白費心思

Chinese

		to waste	thoughts; ideas; thinking
trad. (白費心思)		白費	心思
simp. (白费心思)		白费	心思

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): báifèixīnsī

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄙ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak⁶ fai³ sam¹ si¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: báifèixīnsī
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣㄙ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: báifèisinsih
  - Wade–Giles: pai²-fei⁴-hsin¹-ssŭ¹
  - Yale: bái-fèi-syīn-sz̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairfeyshinsy
  - Palladius: байфэйсиньсы (bajfɛjsinʹsy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak⁶ fai³ sam¹ si¹
  - Yale: baahk fai sām sī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁹ fai³ sam¹ si¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag⁶ fei³ sem¹ xi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚² fɐi̯³³ sɐm⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

白費心思

to bother one's head for nothing

Synonyms

(Xiang) 勞空神／劳空神, 勞豆殼子神／劳豆壳子神

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