临川羡鱼 línchuānxiànyú to want something without acting Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临 臨 lín verb to face to face; to overlook from a height; to be near to or adjacent to川 chuān noun river (bound form) river; creek; stream羡 xiàn verb to envy (bound form) to envy or admire鱼 魚 yú noun fish fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins