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猿猴えんこう
monkey (esp. a gibbon)
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金糸猴きんしこう
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
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猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつ
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)
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猿猴鶏頭えんこうげいとう
love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus), tassel flower, velvet flower, foxtail amaranth
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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, to try and accomplish something beyond one's abilities and fail, a monkey tries to catch the moon (and drowns)
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猿猴が月を取るえんこうがつきをとる
to try and reach above one's station and fail, a monkey catches (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
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沐猴にして冠すもっこうにしてかんす
to only look the part (but otherwise be wholly unsuited for it), a monkey wearing a crown
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沐猴もっこう
monkey