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jmdict 2103100 Rejected (id: 1044409)
木に縁りて魚を求む
きによりてうおをもとむ
1. [exp] [id]
▶ to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method
▶ to ask for the impossible
▶ [lit] to look for fish by climbing a tree

History:
6. R 2010-09-20 06:13:58  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
oops.  added that to the wrong branch
5. A* 2010-09-20 05:26:24  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<misc>&id;</misc>
4. A 2010-09-20 03:34:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Should Mencius be mentioned?
3. A* 2010-09-19 18:50:31  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daijr, daijs, meikyo have it this way
  Comments:
meikyo is the only one with the original definition
  Diff:
@@ -5,4 +5,1 @@
-<keb>木によって魚を求む</keb>
-</k_ele>
-<k_ele>
-<keb>木に縁って魚を求む</keb>
+<keb>木に縁りて魚を求む</keb>
@@ -11,4 +8,1 @@
-<reb>きによってうおをもとむ</reb>
-</r_ele>
-<r_ele>
-<reb>きによってさかなをもとむ</reb>
+<reb>きによりてうおをもとむ</reb>
@@ -18,1 +12,1 @@
-<misc>&obs;</misc>
+<gloss>to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +14,1 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">to look for fish by climbing a tree</gloss>
2. A* 2010-09-19 17:13:02  Scott
  Comments:
merge with  2017610 
dont's know about the correct reading
  Diff:
@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@
+<k_ele>
+<keb>木に縁って魚を求む</keb>
+</k_ele>
@@ -9,0 +12,3 @@
+</r_ele>
+<r_ele>
+<reb>きによってさかなをもとむ</reb>
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