緣木求魚 — yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 — Chinese Dictionary

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緣

木

求

魚

緣

木

求

魚

Definitions4 characters

yuan² mu⁴ qiu² yu²

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

緣

木

求

魚

As word

1

yuan²

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

2

mu⁴

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

3

qiu²

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

4

yu²

lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible