付諸東流

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Chinese

pay all; many; various
trad. (付諸東流) 東流
simp. (付诸东流) 东流
Literally: “to throw into the east flowing river”.

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Idiom

付諸東流

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

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