竹籃打水 [－篮－－]

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Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    白費​氣力
    to waste effort
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    竹籮打水

竹籃打水 [－篮－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    wild-goose chase; wasted effort