猿猴捉月 (えんこーそくげつ) — trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water) | Kakuso

Vocabulary

Meaning

trying to reach above one's station and failing trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing and monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

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Component Analysis

trying to reach above one's station and failing, trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing, monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

えんこうそくげつ

猿

犭

dog, dog radical (no. 94)

袁

十

とお, と, ジュウ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

𧘇

口

くち, コウ, ク

猴

犭

dog, dog radical (no. 94)

侯

marquis, lord, daimyo

亻

( 人 ) radical number 9

矦

ユ

矢

天

heavens, sky, imperial

あまつ, あめ, テン

大

おお-, おお.きい, ダイ

捉

とら.える, ソク, サク

扌

( 手 ) hand, hand radical (no. 64)

足

leg, foot, be sufficient...

あし, た.りる, ソク

口

くち, コウ, ク

龰

月

つき, ゲツ, ガツ

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