shǒu​zhū​dài​tù​yuán​mù​qiú​yú

to wait for a windfall while taking a fruitless path

  • created reference approved 守株待兔,缘木求鱼/守株待兔,緣木求魚 → 守株待兔 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株待兔,缘木求鱼 / 守株待兔,緣木求魚 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù​yuán​mù​qiú​yú

    守株待兔 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

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  • created reference approved 守株待兔,缘木求鱼/守株待兔,緣木求魚 → 缘木求鱼/緣木求魚 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株待兔,缘木求鱼 / 守株待兔,緣木求魚 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù​yuán​mù​qiú​yú

    缘木求鱼 / 緣木求魚 yuán​mù​qiú​yú

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  • created sense approved 守株待兔,缘木求鱼/守株待兔,緣木求魚 · shǒu​zhū​dài​tù​yuán​mù​qiú​yú · to wait for a windfall while taking a fruitless path — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株待兔,缘木求鱼 / 守株待兔,緣木求魚

    shǒu​zhū​dài​tù​yuán​mù​qiú​yú

    to wait for a windfall while taking a fruitless path

    Literal translation "to guard a tree-stump waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish"; used to describe someone who has no practical plan or who relies on luck while using the wrong methods.

    守株待兔 (literal) → 守株待兔 · shǒu​zhū​dài​tù · to wait for a windfall , (non_chinese) 缘木求鱼 (literal) → 缘木求鱼/緣木求魚 · yuán​mù​qiú​yú · fruitless approach

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