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緣木求魚
jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4
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attempt the impossible; do things by the wrong methods; bark up the wrong tree; wring water from a flint; milk the bull [lit.] climb up a tree in search of fish [antonym] 十拿九穩
 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1829 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 24th Jul 2010 01:54 and last edited on 18th May 2014 20:01 |
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Characters in this word:緣 jyun4 - edge; cause; destiny木 muk6 - tree; wood 求 kau4 - request; seek; demand 魚 jyu4 - fish |
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