猫已失掉那条鱼鱼在海底猫未追
[māo yĭ shī diào nèi tiáo yú yú zài hăi dĭ māo wèi zhuī]
Translated as 'The Cat Lost Its Fish, Which Was Lost in the Ocean, Unchased by the Cat.' It creates a vivid scene of a cat that lost its prized fish which ended up in the sea. The fish is unreachable, and thus there’s an element of loss or missed opportunities reflected through this metaphorical statement.