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Meaning of 水中捞月

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水 shuǐ 中 zhōng 捞 lāo 月 yuè (Trad.: 水中撈月)
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); a hopeless endeavor
Related Words
Synonym: 镜花水月
Example Sentences
1
对
a
啊
。
布莱克那里都能到得了
,
要抓他简直就像是水中捞月
。
That's right. Black could be anywhere, it's like trying to catch smoke.
2
他们提出帮助
,
但想达到
$
30
,
000
的头款仍然是水中捞月
。
But the $30,000 down payment was still well out of reach.
3
太阳的光照在镜子上
,
不能说太阳掉到镜子里了
。
否则
,
我们就要犯猴子在水中捞月亮的错误了
。
When sun shines on a mirror, it's not said that the sun has dropped into the mirror, otherwise, we would make the same mistake as monkey's moon catching in water.