无济于事 wú jì yú shì

DEFINITIONS

  1. to no avail
  2. of no use

CHARACTERS

无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
济 jì help, aid, relieve; ferry, cross
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident