水中捞月
shuǐ​zhōng​lāo​yuè

hopeless endeavor

  • created reference approved 水中捞月/水中撈月 → 海底捞月/海底撈月 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水中捞月 / 水中撈月 shuǐ​zhōng​lāo​yuè

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月 hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 水中捞月/水中撈月 · shuǐ​zhōng​lāo​yuè · hopeless endeavor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    水中捞月 / 水中撈月

    shuǐ​zhōng​lāo​yuè

    hopeless endeavor

    literally "to scoop the moon out of the water"; to make impractical or vain efforts; a hopeless endeavor

    水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 中 (literal) → 中 · zhōng · middle 捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to scoop up 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon

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

    created sense