猿猴捉月（えんこうそくげつ）
Japanese vocabulary
Meaning: trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
Japanese vocabulary
Meaning: trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)