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
Shadow catching
cling to sb. when needed and abandon him when no longer needed - jī fù bǎo yáng
share the same bed and the same pillow - tóng chuáng gòng zhěn
have one 's name inscribed on the pagoda of the wild goose -- to have attained the doctor 's degree - yàn tǎ tí míng