created sense approved 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网/臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 · línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng · action is better than idle longing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
action is better than idle longing
to take action rather than idle wishing; literally: rather than standing by the edge of a deep pool and longing for fish, it is better to go home and weave a net
临渊羡鱼 (literal) → 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 · línyuānxiànyú · to take action rather than idle wishing ， (non_chinese) 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bùrú · it would be better to 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 结网 (literal) → 结网/結網 · jiéwǎng · to weave a net
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网/臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 · línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng · taking action is better than idling — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
taking action is better than idling
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond and long for fish; it is more productive to take practical steps to achieve a goal than to merely admire it from afar
临渊羡鱼 (literal) → 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 · línyuānxiànyú · to take action rather than idle wishing ， (non_chinese) 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bùrú · it would be better to 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 结网 (literal) → 结网/結網 · jiéwǎng · to weave a net
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网/臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 · línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng · take practical steps to achieve a goal — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
take practical steps to achieve a goal
It is better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish; one should take practical action instead of just wishing for success.
临渊羡鱼 (literal) → 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 · línyuānxiànyú · to take action rather than idle wishing ， (non_chinese) 不如 (literal) → 不如 · bùrú · not as good as 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 结网 (literal) → 结网/結網 · jiéwǎng · to weave a net
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition