Word Meaning 木に縁りて魚を求む
きによりてうおをもとむ
ki ni yoriteuo o motomu
木に縁りて魚を求む is read as きによりてうおをもとむ (ki ni yoriteuo 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
きによりてうおをもとむ
Romaji
ki ni yoriteuo o motomu