水中明月，看得见，捞不着水中明月，看得見，撈不著水中明月，看得見，撈不着

the bright moon in the water: you can see it but can't scoop it up

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes something or someone longed for that is in sight but out of reach.

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Simplified: 水中明月，看得见，捞不着
Traditional (Taiwan): 水中明月，看得見，撈不著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 水中明月，看得見，撈不着
Pinyin: shuǐ zhōng míngyuè, kàndejiàn, lāo bù zháo
Bopomofo: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ，ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄉㄜㄐㄧㄢˋ，ㄌㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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