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Meaning of 缘木求鱼

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
yuán qiú (Trad.: 緣木求魚)
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
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Synonym: 刻舟求剑
Example Sentences
1
You can't fish in the air.
2
You cannot wring water from a flint .
3
He would be milking a bull if he tried to settle the problem that way.
4
Solomon saw the futility of seeking satisfaction in people and things.
5
西
Getting money from Simon is like getting blood out of a stone: he just will not pay.