临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎnglinyuanxianyu,burutuierjiewang
- 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
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎnglinyuanxianyu,burutuierjiewang
Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences