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<entry> <ent_seq>2103100</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>木に縁りて魚を求む</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>きによりてうおをもとむ</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&id;</misc> <gloss>to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method</gloss> <gloss>to ask for the impossible</gloss> <gloss g_type="lit">to look for fish by climbing a tree</gloss> </sense> </entry>