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shǒu zhū dài tù

HSK 7freq #33204

1.lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2.to wait idly for opportunities
3.to trust to chance rather than show initiative

守株待兔，缘木求鱼守株待兔，緣木求魚

shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

1.to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action