Word 猿猴月を取る

猿猴月を取る

えんこうつきをとる

enkootsukiwotoru

to try and reach above one's station and fail;to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail;a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)

Verb

Idiomatic expression

Kanji that this word consists

猿 Top

エン

さる

saru

monkey

обезьяна

月 Top

ゲツ、ガツ

getsu, gatsu

つき

tsuki

month, moon

месяц (календарный); месяц; луна

місяць (календарний), місяць (астрономічний об'єкт)

取 Top

シュ

shu

と.る、と.り、と.り-、とり、-ど.り

to.ru, to.ri, to.ri-, tori, -do.ri

take, fetch, take up

получать; брать

猴

コウ

kou

さる

saru

monkey

Related words

猿猴捉月

trying to reach above one's station and failing;trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing;monkey trying to catch the moon (and drowning)

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