缘木求鱼 (緣木求魚) yuán mù qiú yú
yuán mù qiú yú
set phrase
climbing a tree to catch a fish
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: Trying to do the impossible (CC-CEDICT '緣木求魚'; Guoyu '緣木求魚')
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- Canonical Evidence for Humanistic Buddhism (Recorded in at Total of 28 Kinds of Canonical Text) - Five Kinds of Non-Human 人間佛教的經證(共收錄二十八種經典) ■五種非人 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 1
- Care for Living and Dying Investigation (Volume 3) - A Buddhist View of 'Folk Religions' 生死關懷探討（下冊） 佛教對「民間信仰」的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 — count: 1
- “A Dialog with the Heart” Preface: A 'Heart-to-Heart Chat' Book 《與心對話》序 : 一本「談心」的書 Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》 — count: 1
- What is Buddhist Truth - Part 3: Cause and Effect 佛教的真理是什麼 第三篇 因果 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 1
- Chan Masters and Chan Poetry 禪師與禪詩 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 1
- Diverging from the Main Path and so Losing a Goat (Cause and Effect, Prajna) 歧路亡羊(因果、般若) Buddhism Series 3 - The Buddha 《佛教叢書3－佛陀》 — count: 1
- The Buddha's Religious Experience 佛陀的宗教體驗 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 1
- A Buddhist View of Causes and Conditions 佛教對因緣的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 40 - Skillful Use of Spiritual Powers 星雲日記40～神通妙用 神通妙用(1996/3/16~1996/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- Buddhism and Confucianism 佛教與儒家 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 无异缘木求鱼 (無異緣木求魚) 無異緣木求魚 — Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 38 - Lowering Your Head: Light the Lamp of the Heart 星雲日記38～低下頭 點亮心燈(1995/11/16～1995/11/30) — count: 4
- 真是缘木求鱼 (真是緣木求魚) 真是緣木求魚 — Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》, Hsing Yun Diary 16 - The Skillful Use of Chan 星雲日記16～禪的妙用 禪的妙用(1992/3/16~3/31) — count: 3
- 好比缘木求鱼 (好比緣木求魚) 就好比緣木求魚 — Hundred Sayings 5 - Never Make Any Returns 《往事百語5－永不退票》, Only After Sowing Seeds will You be Able to Reap a Harvest 有播種，才會有收成 — count: 2
- 如此缘木求鱼 (如此緣木求魚) 如此緣木求魚的愚行 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Happiness and Longevity 佛教的福壽觀 — count: 2