Read Edit View history 临渊羡鱼 Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 (臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網) línyuānxiànyú, bùrútuì'érjiéwǎng take action Better to take practical steps to achieve one's aim than to merely stand by and wish for success. Frequency Written text 0.221 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 (臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網) línyuānxiànyú, bùrútuì'érjiéwǎng take action Better to take practical steps to achieve one's aim than to merely stand by and wish for success. Frequency Written text 0.221 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)