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守株待兔，緣木求魚
简 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 · 繁 守株待兔，緣木求魚Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú
Meanings
- to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
Characters in this entry
- 守
- shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
- 株
- zhū · numerary adjunct for trees; root
- 待
- dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
- 兔
- tù · rabbit, hare
- 緣
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- 木
- mù · tree; wood, lumber; wooden
- 求
- qiú · seek; demand, request; beseech
- 魚
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
- 缘
- yuán · hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
- 鱼
- yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3 ，jyun4 muk6 kau4 jyu4
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