gaze at the wind and seize the shadow(zhuō fēng bǔ yǐng)

gaze at the wind and seize the shadow

Catching the wind and catching the shadow is a Chinese idiom, pronounced as Zhu ō f ē NGB ǔ y ǐ ng, which refers to the imaginary and unfounded speculation. It is the same as "catching the shadow and catching the wind". It comes from volume 10 of notes of Yuewei thatched cottage written by Ji Yun in Qing Dynasty: "it's like catching the wind and catching the shadow. There is no evidence, and it can't be punished. It's hard to make sure that the breaking and closing are correct. "

Idioms and allusions

From: notes of Yuewei thatched cottage (Volume 10) by Ji Yun of Qing Dynasty: "it's like catching the wind and catching the shadow. There is no evidence, and it can't be tortured. It's hard to make sure that the breaking and closing are correct. " idiom example: Chapter 6 of the wizard of Oz by Li Baichuan in the Qing Dynasty: "catch the wind, catch the shadow, run away, half god, half ghost, half man."

Discrimination of words

Synonyms: catch the wind, catch the wind, catch the moon degree of common use: rare emotional color: derogatory words; grammatical usage: as predicate, attribute, object; used in figurative sentences; idiom structure: combined type; generation time: Modern

Chinese PinYin : zhuō fēng bǔ yǐng