created reference approved 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 → 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网/臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼 / 臨淵羡魚 línyuānxiànyú
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
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created reference approved 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 → 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网/臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼 / 臨淵羡魚 línyuānxiànyú
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 / 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 línyuānxiànyúbùrútuì'érjiéwǎng
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created sense approved 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羡魚 · línyuānxiànyú · to take action rather than idle wishing — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
临渊羡鱼 / 臨淵羡魚
línyuānxiànyú
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.
臨淵羨魚
临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 渊 (literal) → 渊/淵 · yuān · abyss 羡 (literal) → 羡 · xiàn · to envy 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish
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