Results, 木に縁りて魚を求む きによりてうおをもとむ

木に縁りて魚を求む【きによりてうおをもとむkiniyoriteuowomotomu】

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 [literal] - from Mencius - proverb

Kanji

木

ボクBOKU・モクMOKU・きki・こ~ko

tree; wood

縁

エンEN・~ネン-NEN・ふちfuchi・ふちどるfuchido.ru・ゆかりyukari・よすがyosuga・へりheri・えにしenishi

affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink


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