缘木求鱼
缘木求鱼
yuán mù qiú yú
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
idiom
Traditional: 緣木求魚
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- (idiom) lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
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Related Words
守株待兔，缘木求鱼(shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú)— to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
→一枝独秀(yī zhī dú xiù)— lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
→得鱼忘筌(dé yú wàng quán)— lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
→捕捞(bǔ lāo)— to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
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