thủy trung lao nguyệt
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
Trawling the moon from the water — labor spent on a reflection.
Literally: dredge the moon from the water
Examples
Mong hắn đổi tính khác nào thủy trung lao nguyệt.Expecting him to change is fishing the moon from the pond.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Vietnamese Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “thủy trung lao nguyệt” mean?
Trawling the moon from the water — labor spent on a reflection. Literally: dredge the moon from the water
Is “thủy trung lao nguyệt” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.