竹篮打水，一场空

Traditional: 竹籃打水，一場空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

Dictionary entry

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

What does 竹篮打水，一场空 mean?

竹篮打水，一场空 (zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

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竹zhú(bound form) bamboo · Kangxi radical 118 篮lánbasket (receptacle) · basket (in basketball)打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]水Shuǐsurname Shui · Shui ethnic group 一yīone · single 场chángthreshing floor · classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout 空kōngempty · air

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How to pronounce 竹篮打水，一场空

竹篮打水，一场空

zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

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