lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
trad. 緣木求魚
Also written 緣木求魚【yuán mù qiú yú】
Characters in this word
4缘
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cause, reason, karma, fate, predestined affinity, margin, hem, edge, along
- Pinyin
- yuán
- Traditional
- 緣
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 32015 of 2500
木
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surname Mu
- Pinyin
- Mù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 10998 of 2500
求
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to seek, to look for, to request, to demand, to beseech
- Pinyin
- qiú
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 638 of 2500
鱼
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surname Yu
- Pinyin
- Yú
- Traditional
- 魚
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1545 of 2500