Definition of 猿猴捉月 (えんこうそくげつ)
えんこうそくげつ
猿猴捉月
えんこうそくげつ
enkousokugetsu
noun
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trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey trying to catch the moon (and drowning)(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
| 猿 | monkey |
| 猴 | monkey |
| 捉 | catch, capture |
| 月 | month, moon |