To convince the rest of the world that Hong Kong still enjoys a high degree of autonomy & is different from the mainland, the city must go back to the basics by defending the Common Law.
It’s two Chinese idioms meaning the effort is in vain. The second phrase literally meant marking the side of a boat from which a sword dropped into the sea to recover the sword is futile. The act itself will not give you the true location of the incident as the boat is moving all the time. Likewise, the first phrase says climbing up a tree to search for a fish is hopeless.
缘木求鱼 刻舟求剑
please explain: Flying trees to seek fish, carved boats to seek swords
It’s two Chinese idioms meaning the effort is in vain. The second phrase literally meant marking the side of a boat from which a sword dropped into the sea to recover the sword is futile. The act itself will not give you the true location of the incident as the boat is moving all the time. Likewise, the first phrase says climbing up a tree to search for a fish is hopeless.
please explain: Flying trees to seek fish, carved boats to seek swords