竹籃兒打水

Chinese

		bamboo basket	to draw water; to copulate
trad. (竹籃兒打水)		竹籃兒	打水
simp. (竹篮儿打水)		竹篮儿	打水

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhúlánrdǎshuǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhúlánrdǎshuǐ [Phonetic: zhúlánrdáshuǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨˊ ㄌㄢˊㄦ ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhúlánrdǎshuěi
    • Wade–Giles: chu²-lan²-ʼrh-ta³-shui³
    • Yale: jú-lánr-dǎ-shwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwulaldaashoei
    • Palladius: чжуланьрдашуй (čžulanʹrdašuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ lɑɻ³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

竹籃兒打水

1. (Mandarin) Erhua form of 竹籃打水／竹篮打水 (zhúlándǎshuǐ, “wasted effort”).