"竹籃打水" meaning in Chinese

See 竹籃打水 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhúlándǎshuǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zuk¹ laam⁴ daa² seoi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhúlándǎshuǐ [Phonetic:zhúlándáshuǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhúlándǎshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chu²-lan²-ta³-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jú-lán-dǎ-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], jwulandaashoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжуланьдашуй [Mandarin, Palladius], čžulanʹdašuj [Mandarin, Palladius], zhúlánrdǎshuǐ [Phonetic:zhúlánrdáshuǐ] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jhúlánrdǎshuěi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chu²-lan²-ʼrh-ta³-shui³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jú-lánr-dǎ-shwěi [Mandarin, Yale], jwulaldaashoei [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжуланьрдашуй [Mandarin, Palladius], čžulanʹrdašuj [Mandarin, Palladius], jūk làahm dá séui [Cantonese, Yale], dzuk⁷ laam⁴ daa² soey² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zug¹ lam⁴ da² sêu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 竹篮打水
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 竹籃打水
  1. (figurative) wild-goose chase; wasted effort Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Derived forms: 竹籃打水一場空, 竹篮打水一场空 Related terms: 徒勞 (túláo), 徒劳 (túláo), 徒勞無功 (túláowúgōng), 徒劳无功 (túláowúgōng)

Alternative forms

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  "literal_meaning": "using a wicker basket to draw water",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "zuk¹ laam⁴ daa² seoi²"
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      "zh-pron": "jhúlándǎshuěi"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "chu²-lan²-ta³-shui³"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jú-lán-dǎ-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwulandaashoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуланьдашуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžulanʹdašuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhúlánrdǎshuǐ [Phonetic:zhúlánrdáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhúlánrdǎshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chu²-lan²-ʼrh-ta³-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jú-lánr-dǎ-shwěi"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwulaldaashoei"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуланьрдашуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžulanʹrdašuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūk làahm dá séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzuk⁷ laam⁴ daa² soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zug¹ lam⁴ da² sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: zhúlánrdáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "竹籃打水"
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      "word": "竹籃打水一場空"
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      "word": "竹篮打水一场空"
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  "literal_meaning": "using a wicker basket to draw water",
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      "roman": "túláo",
      "word": "徒勞"
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      "roman": "túláo",
      "word": "徒劳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "túláowúgōng",
      "word": "徒勞無功"
    },
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      "word": "徒劳无功"
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 打",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 水",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 竹",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 籃",
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        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "wild-goose chase; wasted effort"
      ],
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        [
          "wasted",
          "wasted"
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      "zh-pron": "zhúlándǎshuǐ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zuk¹ laam⁴ daa² seoi²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhúlándǎshuǐ [Phonetic:zhúlándáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhúlándǎshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chu²-lan²-ta³-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jú-lán-dǎ-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwulandaashoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуланьдашуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžulanʹdašuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhúlánrdǎshuǐ [Phonetic:zhúlánrdáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhúlánrdǎshuěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chu²-lan²-ʼrh-ta³-shui³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jú-lánr-dǎ-shwěi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jwulaldaashoei"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжуланьрдашуй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžulanʹrdašuj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jūk làahm dá séui"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzuk⁷ laam⁴ daa² soey²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zug¹ lam⁴ da² sêu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: zhúlándáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ län³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: zhúlánrdáshuǐ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʊk̚⁵ laːm²¹ taː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "竹籃打水"
}

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