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Definitions
1. using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
Components
竹篮打水
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
–
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
一场空
yī cháng kōng
–
all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing