xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng

to chase the wind and catch shadows

Senses

系风捕景/ 繫風捕景 xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng variants: 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.

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