hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

to strive for the impossible

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

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月 hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    水中捞月 / 水中撈月 shuǐ​zhōng​lāo​yuè

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

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月 hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    海底摸月 hǎi​dǐ​mō​yuè

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

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月 hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    海底捞 / 海底撈 hǎi​dǐ​lāo

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  • created sense approved 海底捞月/海底撈月 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè · to strive for the impossible — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月

    hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    to strive for the impossible

    to try to do something that is impossible or illusory; to waste one's efforts on something that cannot be achieved

    海底捞 (literal) → 海底捞/海底撈 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo · dredge from the seabed 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon

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  • created sense approved 海底捞月/海底撈月 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè · upward scooping motion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月

    hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    upward scooping motion

    a martial arts move or a general scooping motion performed from below upward, such as when saving a ball near the ground

    海底捞 (literal) → 海底捞/海底撈 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo · dredge from the seabed 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 海底捞月/海底撈月 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè · winning on the last tile — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    海底捞月 / 海底撈月

    hǎi​dǐ​lāo​yuè

    winning on the last tile

    (mahjong) to complete one's hand by drawing the very last available tile from the wall

    海底捞 (literal) → 海底捞/海底撈 · hǎi​dǐ​lāo · dredge from the seabed 月 (literal) → 月 · yuè · moon

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