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水內撈月

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Chinese

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water; river
inside; inner; internal
inside; inner; internal; within; interior
 
fish up moon; month
trad. (水內撈月)
simp. (水内捞月)
alternative forms 水裡撈月水里捞月
Literally: “to scoop (the reflection of) the moon out of the water”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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水內撈月

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon

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