Shadow catching(bǔ yǐng xì fēng)

Shadow catching

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ǔ y ǐ NGX ì f ē ng, which means that wind and shadow can not be grasped. There is no basis in fact in metaphor. It comes from the biography of Liu xiaochuo.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Liu xiaochuo in the book of Liang, it is said that "if you carve the rotten and dirty dung, you will get an award; if you catch the shadow, you will get no answer." "Diaoji Li Tan" by Shi Xubai in the Southern Tang Dynasty

Idiom usage

As a result, for more than ten years, the company has been cutting people and the country has been in short supply. It seems that it is more like a shadow catcher than a shadow catcher. Nan Tang Shi Xubai's diaoji Li Tan

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: catch the wind antonym: hear and see

Chinese PinYin : bǔ yǐng xì fēng