We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「竹籃打水」.
The idiom 「竹籃打水」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
A metaphor for wasting effort and working to no avail.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhú lán dǎ shuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
juk1 laam2 da2 seui2
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