Knock the ice for fire

Knock the ice for fire

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā ob ī ngsu ǒ Hu ǒ, which means that action and purpose are opposite and will not succeed. It comes from yongzhijue Zen master's pithy formula.

Idiom usage

To act as an object or attributive

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: seeking fish from wood, seeking fire from ice

The origin of Idioms

The fourth volume of yongzhijue Zen master's idealistic formula: "if you knock on the ice and ask for fire, it's like edge wood for fish."

Idiom explanation

It is the opposite of an action and an end. It will never succeed.