"waste your breath" in Chinese (Traditional)

白費脣舌白說

Definition

說話或爭論卻毫無收穫，通常因為對方不會聽或改變主意。

是非正式用語，常用於勸告別人別再說了，如「別白費脣舌」。不是字面上的意思。

Don't waste your breath; he won't listen to you.

別**白費脣舌**了，他不會聽你的。

You’ll just waste your breath arguing with her about that.

和她爭論這件事你只是**白說**。

I told him to be careful, but I think I wasted my breath.

我告訴他要小心，但我覺得我**白費脣舌**了。

You can try to explain it, but you're just wasting your breath at this point.

你可以試著解釋，但現在你只是**白費脣舌**。

Seriously, don’t waste your breath—she never changes her mind.

說真的，別**白費脣舌**了——她從不改變主意。

I'm not going to waste my breath trying to convince him.

我不會**白費脣舌**去說服他。