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缘木求鱼
yuán​mù​qiú​yú

futile effort

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 守株待兔,缘木求鱼 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù, yuán​mù​qiú​yú impractical
    to wait for luck or take a futile approach; to have no practical course of action