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climb a tree to catch fish—a fruitless approach; tackle something with completely the wrong method

yuán mù qiú yú

缘 木 求 鱼

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derogclimb a tree to catch fish—a fruitless approach; tackle something with completely the wrong method
- zhè bù shì nán yuán běi zhé yuán mù qiú yú ma
  这不是南辕北辙，缘木求鱼吗。
  It's beyond the scope of my thread.
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nán yuán běi zhé南辕北辙 yǐ bīng zhì yíng以冰致蝇 zuān huǒ dé bīng钻火得冰 jǐng zhōng qiú huǒ井中求火 què xíng qiú qián却行求前 jiān shuǐ zuò bīng煎水作冰 shǔ xué xún yáng鼠穴寻羊

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