汉英词典
MEANING OF 缘木求鱼
lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible
缘木 Tree climbing / Climb to the tree to find fish / The metaphorical direction or method is wrong and it is impossible to achieve the goal
语出《孟子·梁惠王上》以若所为求若所欲，犹缘木而求鱼也。”爬到树上去捉鱼。比喻行动与目的相反，劳而无功。
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