緣木求魚 缘木求鱼
[yuán mù qiú yú]
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
缘木求鱼
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简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
缘木求鱼
yuánmù-qiúyú
〈成〉 climb a tree to catch fish—wrong and fruitless approach
yuánmù-qiúyú
〈成〉 climb a tree to catch fish—wrong and fruitless approach
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
缘木求鱼
yuán mù qiú yú
《孟子·梁惠王上》:
- ‘以若所为,求若所欲,犹缘木而求鱼也。’用那样的办法来追求那样的目的,就像爬到树上去找鱼一样。 {Mencius·King Hui of Liang (I):
‘To obtain your goal in such a way is like climbing a tree to catch a fish.’}〈比喻 fig.〉方向、方法不对,一定达不到目的。 {wrong approach will defeat the purpose}
yuán mù qiú yú
《孟子·梁惠王上》:
- ‘以若所为,求若所欲,犹缘木而求鱼也。’用那样的办法来追求那样的目的,就像爬到树上去找鱼一样。 {Mencius·King Hui of Liang (I):
‘To obtain your goal in such a way is like climbing a tree to catch a fish.’}〈比喻 fig.〉方向、方法不对,一定达不到目的。 {wrong approach will defeat the purpose}
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
缘木求鱼
yuánmù-qiúyú
<熟> climb a tree to catch a fish—do things by the wrong methods; bark up the wrong tree; milk the bull/ram; wring water from a flint
yuánmù-qiúyú
<熟> climb a tree to catch a fish—do things by the wrong methods; bark up the wrong tree; milk the bull/ram; wring water from a flint
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典