Read Edit View history Discussion 水中捞月 shuǐzhōnglāoyuè hopeless endeavor Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 水中捞月 水中撈月 shuǐzhōnglāoyuè hopeless endeavor literally "to scoop the moon out of the water"; to make impractical or vain efforts; a hopeless endeavor Frequency Written text 0.042 per million Cross-References Same as 海底捞月 hǎidǐlāoyuè水底捞月 shuǐdǐlāoyuè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
水中捞月 水中撈月 shuǐzhōnglāoyuè hopeless endeavor literally "to scoop the moon out of the water"; to make impractical or vain efforts; a hopeless endeavor Frequency Written text 0.042 per million Cross-References Same as 海底捞月 hǎidǐlāoyuè水底捞月 shuǐdǐlāoyuè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)