"헛걸음" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Korean]

IPA: [hʌ̹t̚k͈ʌ̹ɾɯm] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: heotgeoreum [romanization]
Etymology: 헛 (heot-, “false; in vain”) + 걸음 (georeum, “step”) Etymology templates: {{prefix|ko|헛|걸음|t1=false; in vain|t2=step}} 헛 (heot-, “false; in vain”) + 걸음 (georeum, “step”) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 헛걸음 • (heotgeoreum)
  1. (idiomatic) fruitless undertaking Tags: idiomatic

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          "english": "We went to buy meat but the butcher's was closed, so it was a pointless trip.",
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