Meaning of よりて in Japanese

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Definition of よりて

よりて(yorite) 【因りて ·依りて ·仍りて】

こうよりていへ(kouyoriteihe) 【高より低へ】

きによりてうおをもとむ(kiniyoriteuowomotomu) 【木に縁りて魚を求む】

(exp) to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius)