海底撈月 (かいていろーげつ) — totally useless (fruitless) effort, wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea) | Kakuso

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totally useless (fruitless) effort and wasting time on an impossible task (like trying to scoop up a reflected moon from the bottom of the sea)

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Component Analysis

haitei winning hand, winning on the last tile drawn from the wall

かいていろうげつ

海

氵

( 水 ) water, water radical (no. 85)

每

つね, マイ, バイ

𠂉

母

はは, も, ボ

毋

do not, must not, be not...

はは, ぼ, ブ

毋

do not, must not, be not...

はは, ぼ, ブ

底

bottom, sole, depth...

广

dotted cliff radical (no. 53)

厂

wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)

かりがね, カン

氐

name of an ancient tribe

ふもと, テイ, タイ

氏

family name, surname, clan

うじ, -うじ, シ

丶

dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)

撈

ロウ, リョウ

扌

( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)

勞

thank for, reward for

ろう.する, いたわ.る, ロウ

𤇾

炏

火

火

冖

wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)

力

power, strength, strong...

ちから, リョク, リキ

月

つき, ゲツ, ガツ

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