uổng phí
Pronunciation
Northern
/uəŋ˧˩˧ fi˧˥/
Central
/uəŋ˧˩˨ fḭ˩˧/
Southern
/uəŋ˨˩˦ fi˧˥/
Listen
waste in vain
Verb
waste in vain
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
waste in vain Core Actions
The act of spending valuable resources uselessly without achieving any positive outcome or success.
vi Thật uổng phí công sức của chúng tôi.
en It was such a waste of our efforts in vain.
Parts
uổng / phí / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 枉費 …
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Parts
uổng / phí / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 枉費 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 枉費
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
枉費
Candidates by syllable
uổng
枉
phí
費（沸）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
phí hoài / hoài phí / hư phí / uổng công …
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Similar
phí hoài / hoài phí / hư phí / uổng công …
Use
oan uổng / ép uổng / lãng phí / hoang phí …
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Use
oan uổng / ép uổng / lãng phí / hoang phí …