缘木求鱼 yuán mù qiú yú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

缘 yuán hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
木 mù tree; wood, lumber; wooden
求 qiú seek; demand, request; beseech
鱼 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195