竹籃打水一場空

竹籃 zhuˊ lanˊ

(Bamboo Basket) Bamboo basket

打 daˇ daˊ

Express, Hit, Beat, Shoot, Strike, Fight, Fighting, Break, Do, Make

水 shuiˇ

Water, Liquid, Fluid, Lotion

一場 yiˋ changˇ

(A, An) A, An

空 kong ˉ kongˋ

Empty, Have free time, Space, Air, Sky, In vain, Bare, Hollow, Deserted