撒网捕风
撒网捕风
sā wǎng bǔ fēng
lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net; to waste one's effort (idiom)
verbidiom
Traditional: 撒網捕風
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- (verb, idiom) lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
- to waste one's effort (idiom)
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Related Words
一帆风顺(yī fān fēng shùn)— propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
→无风不起浪(wú fēng bù qǐ làng)— lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason
→一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴(yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn)— lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
→一木难支(yī mù nán zhī)— lit. a single post cannot prop up a falling house (idiom)
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