Meaning of 焼け石(やけいし) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 焼け石

Kana Reading やけいし

Romaji yakeishi

Examples of 焼け石, やけいし in a sentence

ローン地獄で、ボーナスもらっても焼け石に水だよ。

My bonus doesn't come close to covering all the loan payments I have to make.
いまさら焦っても焼け石に水じゃないの。

No matter how much you hurry your effort is just a drop in the bucket.

焼 JLPT 2

12 strokes

bake, burning

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: や.く, や.き, や.き-, -や.き, や.ける

石 JLPT 3

5 strokes

stone

On'Yomi: セキ, シャク, コク

Kun'Yomi: いし

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