Knock on ice for fire

Knock on ice for fire

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā ob ī ngqi ú Hu ǒ, meaning to knock on ice for fire, metaphor impossible. From the great bright Tibetan scriptures.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or object; as a metaphor for the impossible

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: seeking fish from trees

The origin of Idioms

"Da Guang Ming Zang Jing" Volume II: "knock on the ice for fire, on the failure."

Idiom explanation

Knock on the ice to find the fire. It's a metaphor for the impossible.