lín​hé​xiàn​yú

to stand by the river longing for fish

临河羡鱼 臨河羨魚 lín​hé​xiàn​yú
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

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