We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「水底摸月」.
Learn about the idiom 「水底摸月」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
It is a metaphor that doing something that is impossible to achieve will only result in a waste of effort. Same as “fishing for the moon in the water”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuǐ dǐ mō yuè
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seui2 dai2 mo2 yut6
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
