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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