摸鱼
摸鱼
mō yú
to catch fish; (fig.) to loaf on the job; to be slack; to take it easy
verb
Traditional: 摸魚
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Definitions
- (verb) to catch fish
- (fig.) to loaf on the job
- to be slack
- to take it easy
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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
→得鱼忘筌(dé yú wàng quán)— lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
→捕捞(bǔ lāo)— to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
→捕鱼(bǔ yú)— to catch fish
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