捉影捕风 — “To pursue imaginary things”
捉影捕风 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pursue imaginary things”. To make groundless accusations or conjectures; to grasp at shadows and catch wind. Literally, “catch shadow, catch wind”.
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捉影捕风 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉影捕风 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 捉影捕风
与其在这里捉影捕风地猜测，不如亲自去调查清楚。
Instead of making groundless conjectures here, it's better to investigate it in person.
Idioms Related to 捉影捕风
Synonyms of 捉影捕风
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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What does 捉影捕风 mean?
捉影捕风 (zhuō yǐng bǔ fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to pursue imaginary things”.
How do you pronounce 捉影捕风?
捉影捕风 is pronounced zhuō yǐng bǔ fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉影捕风 literally mean?
Literally, 捉影捕风 means “catch shadow, catch wind”. It is used to mean “to pursue imaginary things”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉影捕风?
比喻虚幻无实或无根据地臆测。