"焼け石に水" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Japanese]

Forms: 焼け石に水 [canonical] (ruby: (), (いし), (みず)), yake ishi ni mizu [romanization]
Etymology: 焼(や)け (yake, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru)) + 石(いし) (ishi) + に (ni) + 水(みず) (mizu). Literally "water on a hot stone". Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|焼ける|やける||pos=}} 焼(や)ける (yakeru), {{ja-etym-renyokei|焼ける|やける|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru), {{ja-compound|焼け|やけ|石|いし|に|に|水|みず|pos1=the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru</span>)}} 焼(や)け (yake, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焼(や)ける (yakeru)) + 石(いし) (ishi) + に (ni) + 水(みず) (mizu) Head templates: {{ja-pos|idiom|やけ いし に みず}} 焼(や)け石(いし)に水(みず) • (yake ishi ni mizu)
  1. vain attempt due to inadequate efforts; a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean Tags: idiomatic

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