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撒网捕风
sā​wǎng​bǔ​fēng

to make a vain effort

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
撒网捕风 撒網捕風 sā​wǎng​bǔ​fēng
to make a vain effort
literally to cast a net to catch the wind; a metaphor for wasting one's time or effort on an impossible task
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