临川羡鱼 línchuānxiànyú to want something without acting Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临川羡鱼 臨川羨魚 línchuānxiànyú to want something without acting (idiom) Better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the river longing for fish; one should take practical steps to achieve a goal rather than merely wishing for it Cross-References Synonym 临河羡鱼 línhéxiànyú
临川羡鱼 臨川羨魚 línchuānxiànyú to want something without acting (idiom) Better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the river longing for fish; one should take practical steps to achieve a goal rather than merely wishing for it Cross-References Synonym 临河羡鱼 línhéxiànyú
