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守shǒu株zhū待dài兔tù
  • lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  • to wait idly for opportunities
  • to trust to chance rather than show initiative
🖌️ 守 Strokes 🖌️ 株 Strokes 🖌️ 待 Strokes 🖌️ 兔 Strokes
守shǒu株zhū待dài兔tù，缘yuán木mù求qíu鱼yú
Trad. 守株待兔，緣木求魚
  • to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
🖌️ 守 Strokes 🖌️ 株 Strokes 🖌️ 待 Strokes 🖌️ 兔 Strokes 🖌️ 缘 Strokes 🖌️ 木 Strokes 🖌️ 求 Strokes 🖌️ 鱼 Strokes

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