(It's) Like fanning the sun with a peacock's feather.
/ (useless; ineffective)
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孔雀の羽で太陽を扇ぐようなもの。
/ （日本の諺）二階から目薬。 - 『いろは歌留多（上方）』
/ (使えない、効果がない)
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