临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网

lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3

better to go home and weave a net, than to stand by the pond and covet fish (idiom)

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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