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make a futile attempt; pluck the moon from the lake

shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

水 中 捞 月

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derogmake a futile attempt; pluck the moon from the lake
synonym
dà hǎi lāo zhēn大海捞针 tú láo wú yì徒劳无益 láo ér wú gōng劳而无功 jìng huā shuǐ yuè镜花水月 zhú lán dá shuǐ竹篮打水 yuán mù qiú yú缘木求鱼 shuǐ dǐ lāo yuè水底捞月
antonym
náng zhōng qǔ wù囊中取物

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