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镂尘吹影
lòu​chén​chuī​yǐng

to make futile efforts

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镂尘吹影 鏤塵吹影 lòu​chén​chuī​yǐng
to make futile efforts
to waste time and energy on something impossible; to make a pointless effort; literally meaning to carve dust and blow at a shadow