缘木求鱼 meaning in Chinese
climb trees to catch [look for] fish -- cannot get blood from a stone; catch fish in a tree -- a useless search; do the impossible; do things by the wrong method; milk the bull; resort to a fruitless approach; seek roses in december; toil with no gain; try to do the impossible; wring [get] water from a flint
Examples
- He would be milking a bull if he tried to settle the problem that way
他若想那样解决问题，无异缘木求鱼。 - Getting a pay rise in this firm is like getting blood from a stone
在这家商行里想增加工资简直是缘木求鱼。 - As the professional winner , finding a job is like asking for the impossible
由于专业冷门，找工作犹如缘木求鱼。 - Your chance of finding the thread , the truth , or god without the grace of an awakened one is very small indeed
欲觅得此金线，或云真道，或云上帝，何有异缘木求鱼？ - In fact , it is impossible to set penalty as compensatory damages for fulfilling the tradditional guarantee funtion of debt in civil law , and only punitive damages can fulfill this task
传统民法赋予违约金担保债务履行的功能，但将违约金视为损害赔偿的预定无异于缘木求鱼，只有完全是惩罚性质的违约金才能实现债的担保功能。