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jmdict 2834369 Active (id: 1982320)
猿猴月を取る
【 えんこうつきをとる 】
1. [exp,v5r] [id]
▶ to try and reach above one's station and fail
▶ to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail
▶ [lit] a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2834432 猿猴捉月 1. trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

Conjugations


History:
3. A 2018-06-15 01:26:06  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
present tense for pos/gloss agreement
  Diff: 
@@ -17 +17 @@
-<gloss g_type="lit">monkey trying to catch the moon (and drowning)</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="lit">a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)</gloss>
2. A 2018-01-27 00:33:58  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
G n-grams:
猿猴捉月	208   <- in Daijr
猿猴月を取る	37
猿猴が月	27  <- in GG5
猿猴捉月図	121
  Diff: 
@@ -12,0 +13 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="2834432">猿猴捉月</xref>
@@ -15,0 +17 @@
+<gloss g_type="lit">monkey trying to catch the moon (and drowning)</gloss>
1. A* 2018-01-22 23:54:40  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
daijr nipp

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