徒劳无益 (tú láo wú yì) | Meaning: futile endeavor (idiom) | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to work to no avail (idiom)徒劳无功tú láo wú gōng

futile徒劳tú láo

using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort竹篮打水zhú lán dǎ shuǐ

slave for other people · labor in the interests of another in order to make a living · from the idea of a girl working on the bridal finery of another · sewing somebody else's trousseau · doing work for others with no benefit to oneself · make a wedding dress for others - a woman's lament of being a bridesmaid and never a bride · act on others' behalf为人作嫁wèi rén zuò jià

(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) · (fig.) a hopeless endeavor水中捞月shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

futile endeavor (idiom)

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