一场空

yī cháng kōng

Definitionen

1. all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing
2. futile

Wörter, die 一场空 enthalten

• 竹篮打水，一场空 zhú lán dǎ shuǐ , yī cháng kōng: using a wicker basket to draw water (idiom); wasted effort

Bestandteilwörter von 一场空

• 一 yī: one
• 场 cháng: threshing floor
• 场 chǎng: large place used for a specific purpose
• 空 kōng: empty
• 空 kòng: to empty