<entry id="1044409" stat="R" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<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>
<info>
<audit time="2006-10-03 00:00:00" stat="A">
<upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-09-19 17:13:02" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Scott</upd_name>
<upd_detl>merge with  2017610 
dont's know about the correct reading</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;木に縁って魚を求む&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
@@ -9,0 +12,3 @@
+&lt;/r_ele&gt;
+&lt;r_ele&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;きによってさかなをもとむ&lt;/reb&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-09-19 18:50:31" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>meikyo is the only one with the original definition</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>koj, daijr, daijs, meikyo have it this way</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -5,4 +5,1 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;木によって魚を求む&lt;/keb&gt;
-&lt;/k_ele&gt;
-&lt;k_ele&gt;
-&lt;keb&gt;木に縁って魚を求む&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;木に縁りて魚を求む&lt;/keb&gt;
@@ -11,4 +8,1 @@
-&lt;reb&gt;きによってうおをもとむ&lt;/reb&gt;
-&lt;/r_ele&gt;
-&lt;r_ele&gt;
-&lt;reb&gt;きによってさかなをもとむ&lt;/reb&gt;
+&lt;reb&gt;きによりてうおをもとむ&lt;/reb&gt;
@@ -18,1 +12,1 @@
-&lt;misc&gt;&amp;obs;&lt;/misc&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -20,0 +14,1 @@
+&lt;gloss g_type="lit"&gt;to look for fish by climbing a tree&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-09-20 03:34:17" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Should Mencius be mentioned?</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-09-20 05:26:24" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+&lt;misc&gt;&amp;id;&lt;/misc&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2010-09-20 06:13:58" stat="R">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>oops.  added that to the wrong branch</upd_detl>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>