Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「摶沙作飯」, detailed below.
This feature highlights the idiom 「摶沙作飯」, with its meaning and examples shown below.
A metaphor for wasted effort.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
tuán shā zuò fàn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tyun4 sa1 jok3 faan6
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
