using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort
trad. 竹籃打水
Also written 竹籃打水【zhú lán dǎ shuǐ】
Characters in this word
4竹
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(bound form) bamboo, Kangxi radical 118
- Pinyin
- zhú
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 30927 of 2500
篮
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basket (receptacle), basket (in basketball)
- Pinyin
- lán
- Traditional
- 籃
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 34828 of 2500
打
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(loanword) dozen, Taiwan pr. [da3]
- Pinyin
- dá
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 195 of 2500
水
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surname Shui, Shui ethnic group
- Pinyin
- Shuǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 807 of 2500