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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 木に縁って魚を求む
 きによってうおをもとむ
 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
 see: 木に縁りて魚を求む・きによりてうおをもとむ
 idiomatic expression
 [variant of 木に縁りて...]
 to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method
 to ask for the impossible
 to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius)
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