系风捕景 xìfēngbǔyǐng to chase the wind and catch shadows Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 系风捕景 繫風捕景 xìfēngbǔyǐng variant 係風捕景 to chase the wind and catch shadows To pursue something that is groundless or impossible to achieve, just as the wind cannot be tied and shadows cannot be caught; to engage in a futile search or to act on groundless rumors. Cross-References Same as 系风捕影 xìfēngbǔyǐngSee 影 yǐng
系风捕景 繫風捕景 xìfēngbǔyǐng variant 係風捕景 to chase the wind and catch shadows To pursue something that is groundless or impossible to achieve, just as the wind cannot be tied and shadows cannot be caught; to engage in a futile search or to act on groundless rumors. Cross-References Same as 系风捕影 xìfēngbǔyǐngSee 影 yǐng