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守株待兔，緣木求魚

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Mandarin · pinyin shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

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守: shǒu · defend, protect, guard, conserve
株: zhū · numerary adjunct for trees; root
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
兔: tù · rabbit, hare
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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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