守株待兔，缘木求鱼 in English shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiomatic expression); without any practical course of action

Simplified Characters

守 株 待 兔 ， 缘 木 求 鱼

Traditional Characters

守 株 待 兔 ， 緣 木 求 魚

Pinyin

shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

守shou3to guard 株zhu1tree trunk 待dai4to stay 兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] ， 缘yuan2cause 木mu4surname Mu 求qiu2to seek 鱼yu2surname Yu