临河羡鱼 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临河羡鱼 臨河羨魚 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish (idiom) to have a wishful heart but take no practical action; it is better to go home and weave a net than to merely long for fish by the water's edge Cross-References Variant of 临渊羡鱼 línyuānxiànyúSynonym 临川羡鱼 línchuānxiànyú
临河羡鱼 臨河羨魚 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish (idiom) to have a wishful heart but take no practical action; it is better to go home and weave a net than to merely long for fish by the water's edge Cross-References Variant of 临渊羡鱼 línyuānxiànyúSynonym 临川羡鱼 línchuānxiànyú
