緣木求魚 yuán mù qiú yú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

緣 yuán hem, margin; reason, cause; karma, fate
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
求 qiú
HSK 3
seek; demand, request; beseech
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195