盡人事
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Chinese[edit]
to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible | ||
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trad. (盡人事) | 盡 | 人事 | |
simp. (尽人事) | 尽 | 人事 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
盡人事
- to do what one can (to save a dying person, etc.); to do all that is humanly possible (though with little hope of success)