撒网捕风 (撒網捕風)
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
Pinyin

Definition

撒网捕风 (撒網捕風)
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sā wǎng bǔ fēng
  1. lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
  2. to waste one's effort (idiom)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

捕鱼
bǔ yú
  1. 1 to catch fish
  2. 2 to fish
撒
sā
  1. 1 to let go
  2. 2 to cast
  3. 3 to let loose
  4. 4 to discharge
  5. 5 to give expression to
撒娇
sā jiāo
  1. 1 to act like a spoiled child
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
  3. 3 to act coquettishly
播撒
bō sǎ
  1. 1 to sow (seeds)
  2. 2 to scatter
凯撒
Kǎi sā
  1. 1 Caesar or Kaiser (name)

Idioms (8)

不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
捕风捉影
bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng
  1. 1 lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
  2. 2 to act on hearsay evidence
撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn
  1. 1 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to take no part in
撒手人寰
sā shǒu rén huán
  1. 1 to leave one's mortal frame (idiom)
  2. 2 to die
撒手闭眼
sā shǒu bì yǎn
  1. 1 to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)