临河羡鱼 · lín hé xiàn yú · Chinesekit
Skip to content
字Chinesekit
DictionaryHSKRadicals
字Chinesekit
Dictionary →HSK →Radicals →
AboutSourcesPrivacyTerms
  1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. 临河羡鱼

临河羡鱼

Word

to stand by a river coveting the fish; to yearn for something without taking action

Traditional
臨河羨魚

lín hé xiàn yú

lin2he2xian4yu2Unreviewed

This entry hasn’t been reviewed by a person yet. Definitions come from CC-CEDICT and may be rough.

Meaning

  1. to stand by a river coveting the fish; to yearn for something without taking action
  2. to envy others' gains instead of working to achieve them oneself

Related entries

  • See 臨淵羨魚，临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网

Characters in 临河羡鱼

临lín河hé羡xiàn鱼yú
字Chinesekit
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA) · Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi
AboutContactSourcesPrivacyTerms