缘木求鱼

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

Characters and words in 缘木求鱼

cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

= + : Yu the Great (yu) is foreseeing the silkworm's (纟) future in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using the Book of Changes (彖). The book says that the silk worm has great karma (缘) and will lead a long and fulfilled life.
surname Mu
tree / wood / coffin / wooden / simple / numb / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a Christmas tree.

Malte Monkey (mu) is setting up a Christmas tree (木) in the bathroom of the space station (Ø4). He decorates the tree with eight-balls (八) and puts a holy cross (十) at the top of the tree.
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
to seek / to look for / to request / to demand / to beseech

= : Mnemonic symbol: a service request bell. You know, the kind you find in a hotel on a service counter.

= : In the outhouse's kitchen, the Queen of Hearts sees a diamond ring and wants to have it immediately. Determined she rings the service bell endlessly to request the immediate handover.
surname Yu
fish / CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]

= + + : Yu the Great set up a small rice field just inside the entrance of the space station, and there are some fish swimming in the rice field. The space station's crane spotted them and wants to snap one out of the rice field, but just as he was about to snatch one of them, Yu the Great hit him with a flute.

Words with 缘木求鱼

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

Sentences with 缘木求鱼

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