created reference approved 系风捕景/繫風捕景 → 系风捕影/繫風捕影 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
系风捕景 / 繫風捕景 xìfēngbǔyǐng
系风捕影 / 繫風捕影 xìfēngbǔyǐng
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 系风捕景/繫風捕景 → 影 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
系风捕景 / 繫風捕景 xìfēngbǔyǐng
影 yǐng
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 系风捕景/繫風捕景 · xìfēngbǔyǐng · to chase the wind and catch shadows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
系风捕景 / 繫風捕景
xìfēngbǔyǐng
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.
係風捕景
系 (literal) → 系 · xì · to tie 风 (literal) → 风/風 · fēng · wind 捕 (literal) → 捕 · bǔ · to catch 景 (literal) → 景 · yǐng · shadow
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition