水中捞月
Mandarin
| simpl. | 水中捞月 | |
|---|---|---|
| trad. | 水中撈月 | |
Etymology
Literally: to scoop (the reflection of) the moon out of water;
Idiom
水中捞月 (simplified, Pinyin shuǐzhōnglāoyuè, traditional 水中撈月)
- to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something, to ask for the moon