水中捞月

See also: 水中撈月

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 水中捞月 – see 水中撈月 (“to scoop the moon out of the water; to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon”). (This term is the simplified form of 水中撈月).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.