竹篮打水

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 竹篮打水 – see 竹籃打水 (“using a wicker basket to draw water; wild-goose chase; wasted effort”). (This term is the simplified form of 竹籃打水).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.