| 木に縁って魚を求む | [きによってうおをもとむ, kiniyotteuowomotomu] (exp) (id) (variant of 木に縁りて...) (See 木に縁りて魚を求む・きによりてうおをもとむ) 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 (Mencius) [Add to Longdo] |