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緣木求魚 (jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

緣木求魚 (jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4, yuán mù qiú yú) — lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 緣份 (jyun4 fan6) — (noun) fate; karma
• 緣 (jyun4) — cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
• 緣 (jyun6) — cause; reason; karma; fate; predestined affinity; margin; hem; edge; along
• 緣何 (jyun4 ho4) — (literary) why?; for what reason?
• 緣分 (jyun4 fan6) — fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationshi…
• 緣故 (jyun4 gu3) — reason; cause

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