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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 海底撈月 [ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄩㄝˋ; hai3 di3 lao1 yue4]
 to fetch the moon from the seabed (idiom); a hopeless illusion
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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 海底撈月
 かいていろうげつ
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 totally useless (fruitless) effort
 wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)
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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 海底撈月
 はいていらおゆえ
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 Haitei winning hand in mahjong
 winning on the last tile drawn from the wall
 scooping the moon from the bottom of the sea
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