"敲氷求火" meaning in 日本語

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Phrase

Forms: こうひょうきゅうか
  1. 目的に合った方法をとらないと、いくら苦労してもその目的は達せられないことのたとえ。
    Sense id: ja-敲氷求火-ja-phrase-TTTJ66eC
  2. 見当違いで無理な望みをもつことのたとえ。
    Sense id: ja-敲氷求火-ja-phrase-wnyN2DXJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): 日本語, 日本語 成句
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    "書き下すと「氷を敲(たた)きて火を求む」。\n氷をいくら叩いても火を起こすことができないことから上記の意味となった。"
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