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Search Terms: 木に縁りて魚を求む*, きによりてうおをもとむ*

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きようおもと
きによりてうおをもとむ
kiniyoriteuowomotomu
View dictionary entryView 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)