枉费

Traditional form:

枉費

Pinyin (reading):

wǎngfèi

Definitions:

• to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc)
• to try in vain

Characters:

• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 费 - expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful

Traditional characters:

• 枉 - useless, in vain; crooked, bent
• 費 - expenses, fees; to cost, to spend; wasteful