望风扑影
wàng​fēng​pū​yǐng

chase shadows

  • created sense approved 望风扑影/望風撲影 · wàng​fēng​pū​yǐng · chase shadows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望风扑影 / 望風撲影

    wàng​fēng​pū​yǐng

    chase shadows

    To go on a wild-goose chase or search without direction based on unreliable rumors or groundless information

    望风 (literal) → 望风/望風 · wàng​fēng · to hear word of 扑 (literal) → 扑/撲 · pū · to catch 影 (literal) → 影 · yǐng · trace

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    created sense