I learned this aphorism from my book of aphorisms.
시루에 물길어 붓기
si.ru.e mul.gil.eo but.gi
rice-cake-steamer-INTO water-fill-INF pour-GER
[Like] pouring water trying to fill a rice cake steamer.
A rice cake steamer (“shiru”) is a perforated ceramic pot. So you can’t fill it – it has holes. So this aphorism means any fruitless task.
That’s somewhat like teaching my HS1-T cohort.
[daily log: walking, 7km]