xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng

to chase the wind and clutch at shadows

系风捕影 繫風捕影 xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng
to chase the wind and clutch at shadows
To pursue something that is completely groundless or impossible to achieve, similar to how wind cannot be tied up and shadows cannot be caught.

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