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“To ask for the impossible” in Japanese

Short answer
木に縁って魚を求む kiniyotteuowomotomu kiniyotteuowomotomu

To ask for the impossible in Japanese is “木に縁って魚を求む” (kiniyotteuowomotomu). Full meaning: to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method, to ask for the impossible.

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