Definition of 木に縁って魚を求む (きによってうおをもとむ)

きようおもと

木に縁って魚を求む

きによってうおをもとむ

kiniyotteuowomotomu

View details for kanji: 木View details for kanji: 縁View details for kanji: 魚View details for kanji: 求
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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(idiom )(from Mencius)
See also:木に縁りて魚を求む (きによりてうおをもとむ)
Related Kanji
木 tree, wood
縁 affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
魚 fish
求 request, want, wish for, require, demand