| 水中捞月 |
shuǐ zhōng - lāo yuè |
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) / fig. a hopeless endeavor |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (the mark) / to be hit by / to suffer / to win (a prize, a lottery) |
| 捞 |
lāo |
to fish up / to dredge up |
| 月 |
yuè |
moon / month / monthly / CL:个,轮 |