抱着泥菩萨洗澡，空淘神抱著泥菩薩洗澡，空淘神抱着泥菩薩洗澡，空淘神

bathing a clay Buddha: in vain washing the god

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Wasted effort. You put in a lot of trouble and energy for nothing.
Wordplay: 淘神 (táoshén) means both 'washing the idol' and 'wearing out one's spirit'.

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Simplified: 抱着泥菩萨洗澡，空淘神
Traditional (Taiwan): 抱著泥菩薩洗澡，空淘神
Traditional (Hong Kong): 抱着泥菩薩洗澡，空淘神
Pinyin: bàozhe nípúsà xǐzǎo, kōng táoshén
Bopomofo: ㄅㄠˋ ˙ㄓㄜㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄗㄠˇ，ㄎㄨㄥㄊㄠˊ ㄕㄣˊ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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