shǒu​zhū​yuán​mù

[idiom]

  • created reference approved 守株缘木/守株緣木 → 守株待兔 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株缘木 / 守株緣木 shǒu​zhū​yuán​mù

    守株待兔 shǒu​zhū​dài​tù

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  • created reference approved 守株缘木/守株緣木 → 缘木求鱼/緣木求魚 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株缘木 / 守株緣木 shǒu​zhū​yuán​mù

    缘木求鱼 / 緣木求魚 yuán​mù​qiú​yú

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  • created sense approved 守株缘木/守株緣木 · shǒu​zhū​yuán​mù · [idiom] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    守株缘木 / 守株緣木

    shǒu​zhū​yuán​mù

    [idiom]

    Short form of the idioms [[守株待兔|守株待兔|shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4]] and [[缘木求鱼|緣木求魚|yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]], used to describe someone who is foolish, narrow-minded, or uses the wrong methods to achieve a goal.

    守 (literal) → 守 · shǒu · to wait 株 (literal) → 株 · zhū · stump 缘 (literal) → 缘/緣 · yuán · to climb 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · tree

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