撒網捕風

lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net / to waste one's effort (idiom)

Characters and words in 撒網捕風

to let go / to cast / to let loose / to discharge / to give expression to / (coll.) to pee

= + : Socrates (s) sprinkles some water on his flowers in front of the ashram (a1). He holds a watering can (散) with a toy claw (扌), but suddenly he lets go (撒) and the water spills everywhere. Upon seeing so much water Socrates cannot help but want to pee (撒).
to scatter / to sprinkle / to spill
to throw a net
net / network

= + : Willy Walrus (w) followed a secret treasure map (冂) he found inside of the anglepod (ang3). Finally he arrived at his destination and sees a net (网) of vines. He brought two pairs of pliers (乂) with which he forces the net open to obtain the treasure.
to catch / to seize / to capture

= + : Ivan Pavlov (甫) tries to catch (捕) Bruno Bear (bu) with a toy claw (扌) inside of the space station (Ø3) because he wants to conduct an experiment on him.
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]

= + : Frankenstein's Monster has to wait in front of the engine. Because the wind is blowing, he uses pliers to disassemble a small table and builds a shelter with the parts.

Words with 撒網捕風

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