海底撈月

かいていろうげつ

Meanings

1. Noun totally useless (fruitless) effort; wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

Kanji

• 海 sea. Read as カイ.
• 底 bottom. Read as テイ.
• 撈 catch fish. Read as ロウ.
• 月 month. Read as ゲツ.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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