竹籃打水一場空

Chinese
“wild-goose chase”, using a wicker basket to draw water; 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
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhúlán dǎshuǐ yīchángkōng, zhúlán dǎshuǐ yīchǎngkōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ, ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
      • Pinyin: zhúlán dǎshuǐ yīchángkōng [Phonetic: zhúlándáshuǐyìchángkōng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwulan daashoei icharngkong
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
    • (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)+
      • Pinyin: zhúlán dǎshuǐ yīchǎngkōng [Phonetic: zhúlándáshuǐyìchǎngkōng]
      • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄨㄥ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwulan daashoei ichaangkong
      • IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

竹籃打水一場空

  1. as futile as drawing water with a bamboo basket
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