yǔ​hǔ​móu​pí

to ask for the impossible

与虎谋皮 與虎謀皮 yǔ​hǔ​móu​pí
to ask for the impossible
literally to negotiate with a tiger for its pelt; used to describe asking a bad person to act against their own interests or give up their source of power, which is bound to fail

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