临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
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
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Traditional: 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
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- (idiom) 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
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