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using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

竹篮打水
zhú lán dá shuǐ
zh+ú·2nd tonel+án·2nd toned+á·2nd tonesh+uǐ·3rd tone
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futile endeavor (idiom)徒劳无益tú láo wú yìlit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible缘木求鱼yuán mù qiú yú(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) · (fig.) a hopeless endeavor水中捞月shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè
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