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

 木に縁りて魚を求む
 きによりてうおをもとむ
 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
 idiomatic expression
 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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