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猿猴が月を取る えんこうがつきをとる 同音
exp.-ru Godan/u-verb idiomatic to try and reach above one's station and fail; (literal) a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
Notes
Contains
猿
yuán さる 원
ape
猿猴
yuán​hóu えんこう
apes and monkeys
猴
hóu さる 후
monkey
が
が
indicates the subject of a sentence
月
yuè つき 월
moon
を
を
indicates direct object of action
取
qǔ と.る 취
take
取る
とる
to take
る
る
verb-forming suffix