守株伺兔
shǒu​zhū​sì​tù

to wait for luck

  • created reference approved 守株伺兔 → 守株待兔 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株伺兔 shǒu​zhū​sì​tù

    守株待兔 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 守株伺兔 · shǒu​zhū​sì​tù · to wait for luck — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株伺兔

    shǒu​zhū​sì​tù

    to wait for luck

    To wait by a tree stump for a rabbit to crash into it; describes being stuck in old ways without being able to adapt, or foolishly relying on luck to get results without working for them.

    守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to wait 株 (literal) → 株 · zhū · stump 伺 (literal) → 伺 · sì · to wait 兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense