水中捞月

shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
  2. 2. a hopeless endeavor

Child Words of 水中捞月

中
zhōng

within

中
zhòng

to hit (the mark)

捞
lāo

to fish up

月
yuè

moon

水
shuǐ

water