Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「登木求魚」 and how it’s used.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「登木求魚」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Deng: climb; Mu: tree. Climb a tree to find fish. It is a metaphor that the direction or method is wrong and the goal cannot be achieved.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dēng mù qiú yú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
dang1 muk6 kau4 yu2
Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.
