水中捞月，一场空忙水中撈月，一場空忙水中撈月，一場空忙

fishing for the moon in water: all that work for nothing

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Describes futile effort with nothing to show for it. Close to "a wild goose chase".

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Simplified: 水中捞月，一场空忙
Traditional (Taiwan): 水中撈月，一場空忙
Pinyin: shuǐzhōnglāoyuè, yìchángkōng máng
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄌㄠㄩㄝˋ，ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄎㄨㄥㄇㄤˊ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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