臨川羨魚
lín​chuān​xiàn​yú

to want something without acting

  • created reference approved 临川羡鱼/臨川羨魚 → 临河羡鱼/臨河羨魚 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临川羡鱼 / 臨川羨魚 lín​chuān​xiàn​yú

    临河羡鱼 / 臨河羨魚 lín​hé​xiàn​yú

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 临川羡鱼/臨川羨魚 · lín​chuān​xiàn​yú · to want something without acting — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    临川羡鱼 / 臨川羨魚

    lín​chuān​xiàn​yú

    to want something without acting

    (idiom) Better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the river longing for fish; one should take practical steps to achieve a goal rather than merely wishing for it

    临 (literal) → 临/臨 · lín · to face 川 (literal) → 川 · chuān · river 羡 (literal) → 羡 · xiàn · to envy 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish

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

    created sense