Taiwanese-English Dictionary

Phrases and combinations for "waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort":

Taiwanese	English Translation
Í-king sí khì à, khah tsù-sīa iā bô-tshái-kang.	He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
Audio:    Plaintext: I2-king1 si2 khi3 a3, khah4 tsu3-sia7 ia7 bo5-tshai2-kang1. Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 已經死了，再打針也沒用。
Bô-tshái-kang, mài siu-lí, bé sin-ê khah hó.	It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
Audio:    Plaintext: Bo5-tshai2-kang1, mai3 siu1-li2, be2 sin1-e5 khah4 ho2. Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 浪費時間，不要修了，買新的比較好。