zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ​yī​chǎng​kōng

all in vain

竹篮打水一场空 竹籃打水一場空 zhú​lán​dǎ​shuǐ​yī​chǎng​kōng
all in vain
Drawing water with a bamboo basket; to struggle only for it all to come to nothing or be a complete failure.

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