隔山打牛
English translation: wild goose chase
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8 hrs confidence: 
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peer agreement (net): +1wild goose chase Explanation: Here is a more appropriate idiom for this term Wild goose chase A wild goose chase is a waste of time- time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 hrs (2010-06-09 05:18:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- According to the reference provided by Fabrizio66, 隔山打牛 basically means you try to hit a bull but it does no damage, but when the bull attacks it wipes the floor with you. Basically it means doing something that have zero chance of success. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/cat/10.html |
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invisible palm Explanation: I've been translating an old wuxia movie, and this phrase popped out. It's a type of technique used in martial arts. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9A%94%E5%B1%B1%E6%89%93%E7%... |
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| Reference: 隔山打牛的意思 Reference information: I've found this on Internet, explanation of the meaning. In Chinese, of course. Reference: http://ks.cn.yahoo.com/question/1306110114035.html |
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