缘木求鱼

Explanation: Edge of wood and trees. Climb trees to find fish. Analogy wrong direction or approach can not achieve their goals. 　　Usage: -Linked; as predicate, object; containing derogatory 　　Source: "Mencius King Hui of Liang, on the" as if by, ask if the pace, and still edge of wood for the sake of fish. " 　　Examples: To shut out this good, the king is ~, Feitu useless, but also harm the. ★ Ming Xu Zhonglin "Gods" back thirty-third Thesaurus:  Knock the ice to fire, draw water with a bamboo basket; all in vain, ask the way from a blind person, Dao in the blind, Drilling the ice to fire, Making fire drill ice, Zuanhuodebing, Yuanshanqiuyu, Yuanmuxiyu Antonym Group:  very easily obtainable, acquire sth.easily, Hand to cite, be sure to succeed easily, as easy as taking sth. out of one's pocket, have full assurance to get go after an easy prey as one who catches a tuttle in a jar, go on [upon] the scamp