海底捞月

hǎi dǐ lāo yuè

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Same as 水中捞月 shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

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

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Child Words of 海底捞月

• 底 底 de: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
• 底 底 dǐ: background
• 捞 捞 lāo: to fish up
• 月 月 yuè: moon
• 海 海 hǎi: ocean
• 海底 海底 hǎi dǐ: seabed
• 海底捞 海底捞 hǎi dǐ lāo: Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994