wú无nojì济helpyú于toshì事matter
Of no help; to no avail; useless.
Literal meaning
no (无) — help (济) — to (于) — matter (事)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase indicating that something is not helpful.
Examples
Kū哭qì泣wú无jì济yú于shì事，wǒ我men们bì必xū须xiǎng想bàn办fǎ法jiě解jué决wèn问tí题。
Crying is of no help; we must think of a way to solve the problem.
Tā他de的jiě解shì释wú无jì济yú于shì事。
His explanation was useless.
Usage & nuances
Implies that an action or effort is futile.
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