竹篮打水，一场空
zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ​yī​cháng​kōng

wasted effort

  • created sense approved 竹篮打水，一场空/竹籃打水，一場空 · zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ​yī​cháng​kōng · wasted effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    竹篮打水，一场空 / 竹籃打水，一場空

    zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ​yī​cháng​kōng

    wasted effort

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

    竹篮打水 (literal) → 竹篮打水/竹籃打水 · zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ · wasted effort ， (non_chinese) 一场空 (literal) → 一场空/一場空 · yī​cháng​kōng · all in vain

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