虚度光阴 in English xu1 du4 guang1 yin1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to waste time on worthless activities

Simplified Characters

虚 度 光 阴

Traditional Characters

虛 度 光 陰

Pinyin

xu1 du4 guang1 yin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

虚xu1emptiness 度du4to pass 光guang1light 阴yin1surname Yin