捉风捕月 — “To pursue illusory or imaginary things”
捉风捕月 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pursue illusory or imaginary things”. To make groundless conjectures. Literally, “To catch wind and seize the moon”.
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捉风捕月 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉风捕月 Character Breakdown
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他整天都在琢磨那些不切实际的方案，简直是在捉风捕月，根本无法实现。
He spends all day pondering impractical plans, essentially chasing phantoms, which are impossible to achieve.
Idioms Related to 捉风捕月
Synonyms of 捉风捕月
More idioms starting with 捉
- zhuō捉dāo刀rén人a ghostwriter
- zhuō捉dāo刀dài代bǐ笔to ghostwrite for someone
- zhuō捉jiān奸zhuō捉shuāng双Catch adulterers in the act
- zhuō捉jiān奸yào要shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼yào要zāng赃concrete evidence for serious accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃concrete evidence is needed for accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，ná拿zéi贼yào要zāng赃catch red-handed with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃Catching culprits requires solid evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃，，shā杀rén人jiàn见shāng伤Accuse with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见chuáng床catch in the act of adultery
- zhuō捉jiàng将guān官lǐ里qù去Arrested and taken into custody by officials
- zhuō捉jiāng将xié挟rén人capture the commander to control the forces
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Open the tool →Questions about 捉风捕月
What does 捉风捕月 mean?
捉风捕月 (zhuō fēng bǔ yuè) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pursue illusory or imaginary things”.
How do you pronounce 捉风捕月?
捉风捕月 is pronounced zhuō fēng bǔ yuè in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉风捕月 literally mean?
Literally, 捉风捕月 means “to catch wind and seize the moon”. It is used to mean “to pursue illusory or imaginary things”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉风捕月?
比喻虚幻无实或无根据地臆测。