Word: 一场空 (yīchángkōng) Traditional: 一場空 一场空 dictionary entry yīchángkōng all in vain Full dictionary entry for 一场空 Example sentences using 一场空 7 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 人争闲气一场空 rén zhēngxiánqì yìchángkōng people fight over idle anger, and it all comes to nothing 和尚梦拜堂，一场空喜欢 héshang mèng bàitáng, yìchángkōng xǐhuan a monk dreaming of his wedding ceremony: a joy that was all for nothing 忙了一年，到头来一场空。 Mángle yì nián, dàotóulái yìchángkōng. After a whole year of hard work, it all came to nothing in the end. 春梦虽好一场空 chūnmèng suī hǎo yìchángkōng though a spring dream is lovely, it is all empty in the end 水中捞月，一场空忙 shuǐzhōnglāoyuè, yìchángkōng máng fishing for the moon in water: all that work for nothing 竹篮打水，一场空 zhúlándǎshuǐ, yìchángkōng drawing water with a bamboo basket: all for nothing 鸡飞蛋打，一场空 jīfēidàndǎ, yìchǎngkōng the hen flies off and the eggs are smashed: all for nothing