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竹籃打水，一場空

简 竹篮打水，一场空 · 繁 竹籃打水，一場空
Mandarin · pinyin zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng

Meanings

  1. using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
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Characters in this entry

竹
zhú · bamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
籃
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打
dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
水
shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
一
yī · one; a, an; alone
場
chǎng · open space, field, market
空
kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
篮
lán · basket
场
chǎng · open space, field, market
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竹籃打水，一場空 · zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 , yi1 chang2 kong1
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Exact source record竹籃打水，一場空 竹篮打水，一场空 [zhu2 lan2 da3 shui3 , yi1 chang2 kong1] /using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort/