空中的雁,水底的鱼,想抓抓不着空中的雁,水底的魚,想抓抓不著空中的雁,水底的魚,想抓抓不着

geese in the sky, fish at the bottom of the water: you want to catch them but can't

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a person or thing you long for but cannot get. Wistful.

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Simplified: 空中的雁,水底的鱼,想抓抓不着
Traditional (Taiwan): 空中的雁,水底的魚,想抓抓不著
Traditional (Hong Kong): 空中的雁,水底的魚,想抓抓不着
Pinyin: kōngzhōng de yàn,shuǐdǐ de yú,xiǎng zhuā zhuā bù zháo
Bopomofo: ㄎㄨㄥㄓㄨㄥ ˙ㄉㄜㄧㄢˋ,ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄉㄜㄩˊ,ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄓㄨㄚㄓㄨㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄠˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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