Read Edit View history 竹篮儿打水 zhúlánrdǎshuǐ (xiehouyu) to labor in vain; all in vain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 竹篮儿打水/ 竹籃兒打水 zhúlánrdǎshuǐ (also zhúlárdǎshuǐ) (xiehouyu) to labor in vain; all in vain Drawing water with a bamboo basket; used as a metaphor for a wasted effort or coming away empty-handed. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 竹篮儿打水/竹籃兒打水 → 竹篮打水/竹籃打水 Edit Delete
竹篮儿打水/ 竹籃兒打水 zhúlánrdǎshuǐ (also zhúlárdǎshuǐ) (xiehouyu) to labor in vain; all in vain Drawing water with a bamboo basket; used as a metaphor for a wasted effort or coming away empty-handed. Edit Delete