Word Meaning 木に縁って魚を求む
きによってうおをもとむ
ki ni yotteuo o motomu
木に縁って魚を求む is read as きによってうおをもとむ (ki ni yotteuo o motomu) and means to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method.
Meaning
English
- to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method
- to ask for the impossible
- to look for fish by climbing a tree
Reading
Kana
きによってうおをもとむ
Romaji
ki ni yotteuo o motomu