临渊羡鱼 línyuānxiànyú to take action rather than idle wishing Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临渊羡鱼 臨淵羡魚 línyuānxiànyú variant 臨淵羨魚 to take action rather than idle wishing To stand on the edge of a pond and long for the fish; suggests that it is better to take practical steps than to indulge in wishful thinking. Frequency Written text 0.221 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎngHas variant 临河羡鱼 línhéxiànyú Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
临渊羡鱼 臨淵羡魚 línyuānxiànyú variant 臨淵羨魚 to take action rather than idle wishing To stand on the edge of a pond and long for the fish; suggests that it is better to take practical steps than to indulge in wishful thinking. Frequency Written text 0.221 per million Cross-References Abbreviation of 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎngHas variant 临河羡鱼 línhéxiànyú Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
