望风捕影
wàng fēng bǔ yǐng
Pinyin

Definition

望风捕影
 - 
wàng fēng bǔ yǐng
  1. see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
影响
yǐng xiǎng
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 effect
  3. 3 to influence
  4. 4 to affect (usually adversely)
  5. 5 to disturb
  6. 6 CL:股[gǔ]
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],片[piàn],幕[mù],場|场[chǎng]
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
光影
guāng yǐng
  1. 1 light and shadow
  2. 2 sunlight and shade
合影
hé yǐng
  1. 1 to take a joint photo
  2. 2 group photo
失望
shī wàng
  1. 1 disappointed
  2. 2 to lose hope
  3. 3 to despair
奢望
shē wàng
  1. 1 an extravagant hope
  2. 2 to have excessive expectations
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
展望
zhǎn wàng
  1. 1 outlook
  2. 2 prospect
  3. 3 to look ahead
  4. 4 to look forward to
影
yǐng
  1. 1 picture
  2. 2 image
  3. 3 film
  4. 4 movie
  5. 5 photograph
  6. 6 reflection
  7. 7 shadow
  8. 8 trace
影像
yǐng xiàng
  1. 1 image
影子
yǐng zi
  1. 1 shadow
  2. 2 reflection
  3. 3 (fig.) hint
  4. 4 indication
  5. 5 influence
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
影片
yǐng piàn
  1. 1 film
  2. 2 movie
  3. 3 CL:部[bù]
影视
yǐng shì
  1. 1 movies and television
影评
yǐng píng
  1. 1 film review
影院
yǐng yuàn
  1. 1 cinema
  2. 2 movie theater
影音
yǐng yīn
  1. 1 recorded media (CD and DVD)
  2. 2 sound and movies
影响力
yǐng xiǎng lì
  1. 1 influence
  2. 2 impact
欲望
yù wàng
  1. 1 desire
  2. 2 longing
  3. 3 appetite
  4. 4 craving

Idioms (20)

一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
可望而不可即
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
  3. 3 also written 可望而不可及[kě wàng ér bù kě jí]
可望而不可及
kě wàng ér bù kě jí
  1. 1 in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. 2 inaccessible
名门望族
míng mén wàng zú
  1. 1 offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
  2. 2 blue blood
含沙射影
hán shā shè yǐng
  1. 1 to attack someone by innuendo (idiom)
  2. 2 to make oblique charges
  3. 3 to make insinuations
  4. 4 to insinuate
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
大喜过望
dà xǐ guò wàng
  1. 1 overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní
  1. 1 lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly
孤身只影
gū shēn zhī yǐng
  1. 1 lit. a lonely body with only a shadow for company
  2. 2 to be all alone (idiom)
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
巴高望上
bā gāo wàng shàng
  1. 1 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion

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