水中捞月水中撈月

shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

Meaning

(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); (fig.) a hopeless endeavor

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水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice亅中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese口丨捞lāoto dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water扌劳月yuèmoon; month冂二