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猿猴捉月

えんこうそくげつ

trying to reach above one's station and failing

Pronunciation

えんこうそくげつ

Contains Kanji

猿
えん
monkey
猴
こう
monkey
捉
そく
catch
月
げつ
month

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Definitions

noun

1. 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) yojijukugo.

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