水中捞月 (水中撈月)
shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè
Pinyin

Definition

水中捞月 (水中撈月)
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shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè
  1. lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
  2. a hopeless endeavor

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
月
yuè
  1. 1 moon
  2. 2 month
  3. 3 monthly
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 classifier: 轮 lún
水
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui

Idioms (20)

一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)