枉然

Traditional form:

枉然

Pinyin (reading):

wǎngrán

Definitions:

• in vain
• to no avail

Characters:

• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly

Traditional characters:

• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 然 - certainly; naturally; suddenly