- 臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網
- lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3better to go home and weave a net, than to stand by the pond and covet fish (idiom)* * *臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网 [lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng] ► better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) ► one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.