汉英词典
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MEANING OF 竹篮打水
竹篮打水 (竹籃打水)
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
The metaphor is in vain and effortlessness
比喻白费气力﹐劳而无功。语本唐寒山《诗》之二○八"我见瞒人汉﹐如篮盛水走﹐一气将归家﹐篮里何曾有？"
竹 zhú 篮 (籃) lán 打 dǎ/dá 水 shuǐ
COMMON WORDS WITH 竹篮打水
竹篮打水一场空 ( 竹籃打水一場空 )
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī chǎng kōng
draw water with a sieve / all in vain
( 竹籃打水一場空 )
竹篮打水，一场空 ( 竹籃打水，一場空 )
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng
using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
( 竹籃打水，一場空 )
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