付诸东流

付諸東流
fùzhūdōngliú
wasted effort

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted
  2. to go in vain; to go down the drain; to be completely wasted

Wiktionary

比喻希望落空或前功尽弃。如：「多年的友情，就这样付诸东流。」也作「付之东流」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 付诸 fùzhū
  1. to apply to
  2. to put into (practice etc)
  3. to put to (a test, a vote etc)
2 东 dōng
  1. east
  2. host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest)
  3. landlord
3 流 liú
  1. to flow
  2. to disseminate
  3. to circulate or spread
  4. to move or drift
  5. to degenerate
  6. to banish or send into exile
  7. stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. class, rate or grade