捕風捉影
See also: 捕风捉影
Chinese
to catch; to seize; to capture | wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner |
to clutch; to grab; to capture | picture; image; reflection picture; image; reflection; shadow | ||
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trad. (捕風捉影) | 捕 | 風 | 捉 | 影 | |
simp. (捕风捉影) | 捕 | 风 | 捉 | 影 |
Etymology
Literally: to catch the wind and sieze the shadows
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄈㄥ ㄓㄨㄛ ㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǔ fong jhuo yǐng
- Wade–Giles: pu3 fêng1 cho1 ying3
- Yale: bǔ fēng jwō yǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buu feng juo yiing
- Palladius: бу фэн чжо ин (bu fɛn čžo in)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bou6 fung1 zuk1 jing2
- Yale: bouh fūng jūk yíng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bou6 fung1 dzuk7 jing2
- Guangdong Romanization: bou6 fung1 zug1 ying2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pou̯²² fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ jɪŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 捕風捉影
- to make groundless accusations; to grasp at straws