climb trees to catch water from a flint

climb trees to catch water from a flint

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is d ē NGM ù Qi ú y ú, which means that the direction and method of metaphor are not right and can not achieve the purpose. From Ci Yun Wu Hou Xiu Cai Jian Ji.

The origin of Idioms

Su Zhe's Ci Yun Wu Hou Xiu Cai Jian Ji of Song Dynasty says, "I'm clumsy when I'm looking for fish, but I'm clumsy when I'm looking for a rabbit in my nest.

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, object and attribute

Analysis of Idioms

Seeking fish from trees