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竹篮打水
zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ

futile effort

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  • 竹篮打水,一场空 zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ, yī​cháng​kōng futility
    using a wicker basket to draw water; an idiom describing wasted effort