Definitions

1. 1. lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2. 2. to wait idly for opportunities
3. 3. to trust to chance rather than show initiative

Components

• 守 shǒu – to guard
• 株 zhū – tree trunk
• 待 dài – to wait
• 兔 tù – rabbit

Related Words

• 守株待兔，缘木求鱼 shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú – to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

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