水中捞月

Explanation: Into the water Qulao moon. Metaphor simply do not do things, only in vain. 　　Usage: Partial official; predicate, object; containing derogatory 　　Source: Yuan YangJingXian "Liu track" Three: "just Piansi Shalitaojin, make fire stone, squaring the circle." 　　Examples: Just Piansi Shalitaojin, stone make fire, ~. (Yuan YangJingXian "Liu the line," the third off) Thesaurus:  catch at shadows, Flirt with Noir ending, swallow ancient learning without digesting it, do sth.by halves; leave off sth.halfway; give up halfway, eisegesis, talk with great relish, slash-and-burn cultivation, Huonoudaogeng, Daogenghuonou, something to write home about, turn goose into swans, magniloquence, all that have been achieved is spoiled, skimming over the surface, Gallop or trot along on horseback Of flower, unction, glory, Yue Busishu, Enthrallment Wake, Learn it without, damselfly dap daps, eat birds and animals raw, Qiangongjinmie, Students pull lug, swallow without understanding, stretch the meaning, Health and pulled a slow death, Crucial moment, fad alive, gain a superficial understanding through cursory observation, Exaggerated, Bantuerfei, exaggerate, exaggerate, talk that sounds impressive but is in fact empty and worthless Antonym Group:  Corner of the three anti-, draw inferences about other cases from one instance, To know the micro-, Don't mention it (used in formal speech), Afraid of such Michiya, switch off [on to], cut, education as a gradual polishing process, Engraving sentence cut, That accounts for the milk in the cocoa -nut[coconut], learn from other’ s strong points to offset one’ s weaknesses, ideal, Wonderful workmanship excelling nature, tumble, demoralized, race to very roots, Tuiben affiliation, be a cup too low, sudden show of wit, understanding, etc （, Shenshiguishe, feeling depressed, dull insipid, Gammer Nengjie, Since its loom, be suddenly enlightened, achieve mastery through a comprehensive study of the subject, Yaoyanbufan, Small clues tell, Suddenly transfixion, Trace the source of demand, Trace to its source, go into the whys and wherefores(=have the why and the wherefore), Zhuoyingjixu, Zhuoyingzhuxu, Diaozhangzhuoju, Diaozhanglouju, Diaoganzhuoshen, follow the vine to get the melon, track down sb. or sth.by following clues, suddenly see the light, Uncanny workmanship