A game where flat stones or tiles are thrown at the water so that they bounce across the surface.

Drawing water with a bamboo basket; to struggle only for it all to come to nothing or be a complete failure.

using a wicker basket to draw water; a metaphor for all one's efforts being in vain

Literally "to fetch water with fifteen buckets"; used to describe feeling nervous or unsettled, with one's heart thumping up and down. Often followed by the second half of the expression, [[七上八下|七上八下|qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4]].

Drawing water with a bamboo basket; used as a metaphor for a wasted effort or coming away empty-handed.

Using a wicker basket to draw water; a metaphor for all one's efforts being in vain.

soda water; carbonated water; soda drink

to throw a flat stone across water so it skips; also used metaphorically to mean wasting money or resources without getting a result

to throw flat stones or tiles so that they skip across the surface of the water