猿猴月を取る (えんこうつきをとる) — to try and reach above one's station and fail

猿えん猴こうつ月きを取とる

to try and reach above one's station and fail

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えんこうつきをとる

Verb

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)

idiomatic expression

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Kanji that make up this word

と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)

take・fetch・take up

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猿猴月を取る

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