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Definitions
1. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action
Components
守株待兔
shǒu zhū dài tù
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lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
缘木求鱼
yuán mù qiú yú
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lit. climb a tree to catch a fish (idiom); fig. to attempt the impossible