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jmdict 2103100 Rejected (id: 1044409)
<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>
<trans>
<trans_det>to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method</trans_det>
<trans_det>to ask for the impossible</trans_det>
<trans_det>to look for fish by climbing a tree</trans_det>
</trans>
</entry>

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