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Unclassified Expression, う-verb (る)

猿猴(えんこう)が月(つき)を取(と)るto try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

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    1. Expression, う-verb (る)

      1. 1.

        to try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)

        Idiomatic expression

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    猿猴が月を取る 【えんこうがつきをとる】

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