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守株待兔，缘木求鱼

shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

9-character word Traditional 守株待兔，緣木求魚

What 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 means

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

The characters in 守株待兔，缘木求鱼

• 守shǒuto guard; to defend; to keep watch
• 株zhūtree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant
• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with
• 兔tùrabbit
• 缘yuáncause; reason; karma
• 木mù(bound form) tree; (bound form) wood; unresponsive; numb; wooden
• 求qiúto seek; to look for; to request
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼