无济于事
wú jì yú shì
of no use
Character by character
无wú
no
no
济jì
help
help
于yú
to
to
事shì
the matter
the matter
Example
现在后悔也无济于事了。
There's no use regretting it now.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Often 现在…也无济于事; 济 means 'help'.
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