Read Edit View history 臨河羨魚 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 临河羡鱼/ 臨河羨魚 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish (idiom) to have a wishful heart but take no practical action; it is better to go home and weave a net than to merely long for fish by the water's edge Edit Delete References Add reference variant 临河羡鱼/臨河羨魚 → 临渊羡鱼/臨淵羨魚 Edit Delete synonym 临川羡鱼/臨川羨魚 → 临河羡鱼/臨河羨魚 Edit Delete
临河羡鱼/ 臨河羨魚 línhéxiànyú to stand by the river longing for fish (idiom) to have a wishful heart but take no practical action; it is better to go home and weave a net than to merely long for fish by the water's edge Edit Delete