bó​yǐng

to fight shadows

  • created reference approved 搏影 → 搏景 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搏影 bó​yǐng

    搏景 bó​jǐng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 搏影 → 捕影 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搏影 bó​yǐng

    捕影 bǔ​yǐng

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 搏影 · bó​yǐng · to fight shadows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    搏影

    bó​yǐng

    to fight shadows

    To fight shadows, used metaphorically to describe chasing an elusive enemy or guerrillas who scatter easily.

    搏, 影

    搏 (literal) → 搏 · bó · to fight 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · shadow

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

    created sense