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Sentence
His advice had no effect, like a wedge to tofu.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他的建议毫无用处。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他的建議像是在豆腐上釘釘子，毫無用處。
Korean Translation
그의 조언은 두부에 못 박는 것과 같았다.
Indonesian Translation
Nasihatnya tidak ada gunanya.
Vietnamese Translation
Lời khuyên của anh ấy vô dụng như đóng đinh vào đậu phụ.
Tagalog Translation
Walang silbi ang kanyang payo.
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His advice had no effect, like a wedge to tofu.
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彼の助言は豆腐に鎹だった。
Related words
豆腐に鎹
Hiragana
とうふにかすがい
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
効果がないこと、手応えや反応がまったくないことをたとえる表現。 / いくら働きかけても相手に通じず、状況が変わらないさま。 / 無駄な努力、骨折り損のたとえ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
なにをしてもこうかがなくてむだになるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
毫无作用 / 无济于事 / 徒劳无功
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
毫無效果、起不了作用 / 勸說或警告不奏效 / 怎麼做都無濟於事
Korean Meaning
효과가 없다 / 아무 소용이 없다 / 헛수고
Indonesian
tidak mempan / tak berdampak apa-apa / sia-sia belaka
Vietnamese Meaning
không có tác dụng / vô ích, vô hiệu / nói/làm cũng như không
Tagalog Meaning
walang epekto / hindi tatalab / walang silbi
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