缘木求鱼 yuánmùqiúyú fruitless approach Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 缘 緣 yuán to climb (literary) to climb up; to scale; to crawl along木 mù noun tree (bound form) tree; plant life求 qiú verb to seek to look for or try to obtain something; to strive for鱼 魚 yú noun fish fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins
