一场空 (一場空) yīchǎngkōng

yīchǎngkōng noun all one's hopes and efforts come to nothing; futile
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '一場空')

Contained in

• 竹篮打水，一场空(竹籃打水，一場空) using a wicker basket to draw water; wasted effort

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Truncated for common words

• 第二回 Chapter 83 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第十六回 Chapter 16 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1