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jmdict 2834432 Active (id: 2092310)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2834432</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>猿猴捉月</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>えんこうそくげつ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<misc>&yoji;</misc>
<gloss>trying to reach above one's station and failing</gloss>
<gloss>trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing</gloss>
<gloss g_type="lit">monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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