臨河羨魚

简 临河羡鱼 · 繁 臨河羨魚
Mandarin · pinyin lín hé xiàn yú

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  1. see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網 lín yuān xiàn yú, bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
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臨
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河
hé · river; stream; the Yellow River
羨
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魚
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
临
lín · draw near, approach; descend
羡
xiàn · envy, admire; praise; covet
鱼
yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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2–2–4–2 · lin2 he2 xian4 yu2

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lam4 ho4 sin6 jyu4

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臨河羨魚 · lin2 he2 xian4 yu2
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Exact source record臨河羨魚 临河羡鱼 [lin2 he2 xian4 yu2] /see 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/