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系风捕景
xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng

to chase the wind and catch shadows

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 系 xì verb
    to tie
    (literary) to bind; to fasten; to hitch; to tie; to button up; to do up a knot or lace
  2. 风 風 fēng noun
    wind
    wind; the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
  3. 捕 bǔ verb
    to catch
    to catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt (animals, fish, etc.)
  4. 景 yǐng
    shadow
    (literary) shadow; image