捕影
bǔ​yǐng

to catch shadows

  • created sense approved 捕影 · bǔ​yǐng · to catch shadows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捕影

    bǔ​yǐng

    to catch shadows

    to chase shadows; to engage in groundless or futile activities

    捕 (literal) → 捕 · bǔ · to catch 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense