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- (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal
- Taiwan pr. [bi4 bu3]
- (old) police station in a foreign concession 租界[zu1 jie4]
Trad. 望風捕影
- see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3]
Trad. 撒網捕風
- lit. the wind cannot be caught in a net
- to waste one's effort (idiom)
Trad. 螳螂捕蟬
- the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Trad. 捕風捉影
- lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations
- to act on hearsay evidence
Trad. 長嘴捕蛛鳥
- (bird species of China) little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
Trad. 紋背捕蛛鳥
- (bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
Trad. 不逮捕特權
- the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duration of meetings, unless caught actually committing a crime, to members of the National Assembly, the Legislative Yuan, or a supervisory committee
Trad. 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後
- the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger