See 緣木求魚 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "殆有甚焉。緣木求魚，雖不得魚，無後災。以若所為，求若所欲，盡心力而為之，後必有災。",
"translation": "恐怕比這還嚴重。上樹捉魚，雖然捉不到魚，但也不會有後患。按您的做法去實現您的心願，費盡心力去做，到頭來卻必定有災禍。"
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"text": "殆有甚焉。缘木求鱼，虽不得鱼，无后灾。以若所为，求若所欲，尽心力而为之，后必有灾。",
"translation": "恐怕比這還嚴重。上樹捉魚，雖然捉不到魚，但也不會有後患。按您的做法去實現您的心願，費盡心力去做，到頭來卻必定有災禍。"
}
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Jyutping"
],
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{
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},
{
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"zh_pron": "yuánmùqiúyú"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yuánmùcióuyú"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade–Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "yüan²-mu⁴-chʻiu²-yü²"
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{
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{
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{
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"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
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{
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"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
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},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yun⁴ mug⁶ keo⁴ yu⁴"
},
{
"ipa": "/jyːn²¹ mʊk̚² kʰɐu̯²¹ jyː²¹/",
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"IPA"
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{
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-gû"
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{
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Tâi-lô"
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"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-gû"
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{
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
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{
"ipa": "/i̯ɛn²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ki̯u²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
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"general",
"Phak-fa-su"
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"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-hî"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Tâi-lô"
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{
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"Taiwanese",
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"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
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},
{
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"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-hû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Tâi-lô"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-hû"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
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"zh_pron": "ienbogkiu'huu"
},
{
"ipa": "/i̯ɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ki̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hu²⁴/",
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"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"IPA",
"Taibei"
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}
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"word": "緣木求魚"
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"官話成語",
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"帶「求」的漢語詞",
"帶「緣」的漢語詞",
"帶「魚」的漢語詞",
"有2個詞條的頁面",
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"roman": "Dài yǒu shèn yān. Yuán mù qiú yú, suī bùdé yú, wú hòu zāi. Yǐ ruò suǒ wéi, qiú ruò suǒ yù, jìn xīnlì ér wéi zhī, hòu bì yǒu zāi.",
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"text": "殆有甚焉。緣木求魚，雖不得魚，無後災。以若所為，求若所欲，盡心力而為之，後必有災。",
"translation": "恐怕比這還嚴重。上樹捉魚，雖然捉不到魚，但也不會有後患。按您的做法去實現您的心願，費盡心力去做，到頭來卻必定有災禍。"
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5,
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"roman": "Dài yǒu shèn yān. Yuán mù qiú yú, suī bùdé yú, wú hòu zāi. Yǐ ruò suǒ wéi, qiú ruò suǒ yù, jìn xīnlì ér wéi zhī, hòu bì yǒu zāi.",
"tags": [
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"text": "殆有甚焉。缘木求鱼，虽不得鱼，无后灾。以若所为，求若所欲，尽心力而为之，后必有灾。",
"translation": "恐怕比這還嚴重。上樹捉魚，雖然捉不到魚，但也不會有後患。按您的做法去實現您的心願，費盡心力去做，到頭來卻必定有災禍。"
}
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"zh_pron": "yuánmùqiúyú"
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{
"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"zh_pron": "ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "yuánmùcióuyú"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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{
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"Hong Kong",
"Yale",
"Jyutping"
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},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Hong Kong",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
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"IPA"
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"Xiamen",
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"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Tâi-lô"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-gû"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "ienbogkiu'guu"
},
{
"ipa": "/i̯ɛn²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ki̯u²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴/",
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Xiamen",
"IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
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"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Phak-fa-su"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-hî"
},
{
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"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Tâi-lô"
],
"zh_pron": "iân-bo̍k-kiû-hî"
},
{
"tags": [
"Min-Nan",
"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"Phofsit-Daibuun"
],
"zh_pron": "ienbogkiu'hii"
},
{
"ipa": "/i̯ɛn²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ki̯u²³⁻³³ hi²³/",
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"Hokkien",
"Taiwanese",
"general",
"IPA",
"Kaohsiung"
]
},
{
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"Taiwanese",
"general",
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},
{
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"Tâi-lô"
],
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{
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],
"zh_pron": "ienbogkiu'huu"
},
{
"ipa": "/i̯ɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² ki̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hu²⁴/",
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"Taiwanese",
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}
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