無mou4濟zai3於jyu1事si6

simp无济于事

mou4 zai3 jyu1 si6wu2ji4yu2shi4wú jì yú shì

English

(idiom) to no avail; of no use
(adjective) 1. Useless; 2. Unhelpful
of no help; ineffectual; futile

粵語 — Cantonese

對件事情冇幫助

Examples

哭是无济于事的。
Crying is of no avail.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
再试也无济于事了。
There's no point in trying again.
Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY
事情已经定下来了，我们再怎么努力也无济于事了，一切都是马后炮了。
The matter can't be changed. No matter how hard we try, everything is fruitless.
Tatoeba · trieuho CC BY

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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