竹籃打水一場空

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Chinese

using a wicker basket to draw water; wild-goose chase; wasted effort all of one's hopes and efforts coming to nothing
trad. (竹籃打水一場空) 竹籃打水 一場空
simp. (竹篮打水一场空) 竹篮打水 一场空

Pronunciation


Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 竹籃打水一場空

  1. as futile as drawing water with a bamboo basket