◎為人作嫁
[busy oneself with helping other people;fools lade water and wise men catch the fish;slave for others with no benefit to oneself as one who sews sb. else's trousseau] 貧窮女子常為富家女出嫁作衣。比喻徒然替他人辛苦出力
⒈ 見“為他人作嫁衣裳”。
為別人作嫁衣裳。語本唐．秦韜玉〈貧女〉詩：「苦恨年年壓金線，為他人作嫁衣裳。」比喻徒然為他人辛苦。《紅樓夢．第九五回》：「見妙玉略有活動，便起身拜了幾拜。妙玉嘆道：『何必為人作嫁！』」