xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng

to chase the wind and clutch at shadows

Senses

系风捕影/ 繫風捕影 xì​fēng​bǔ​yǐng to chase the wind and clutch at shadows

To pursue something that is completely groundless or impossible to achieve, similar to how wind cannot be tied up and shadows cannot be caught.

References

variant 系风捕影/繫風捕影 系风捕景/繫風捕景
same_as 系风捕景/繫風捕景 系风捕影/繫風捕影