shǒu​zhū​dài​tù HSK7

to wait for a windfall

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

    守株待兔 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

    守株伺兔 shǒu​zhū​sì​tù

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  • created sense approved 守株待兔 · shǒu​zhū​dài​tù · to wait for a windfall — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株待兔

    shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

    to wait for a windfall

    to wait idly for luck or unexpected gains instead of taking initiative; to trust to chance

    守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to wait 株 (literal) → 株 · zhū · stump 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait 兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit

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  • created sense approved 守株待兔 · shǒu​zhū​dài​tù · to be rigid — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株待兔

    shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

    to be rigid

    to stick foolishly to narrow past experience without being flexible; to be stubbornly conservative

    守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to abide by 株 (literal) → 株 · zhū · stump 待 (literal) → 待 · dài · to wait 兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit

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

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