临川羡鱼

Traditional: 臨川羨魚

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Dictionary entry

see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

What does 临川羡鱼 mean?

临川羡鱼 (lín chuān xiàn yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

Character breakdown

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临línto face · to overlook 川Chuānshort name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1]羡xiànto envy 鱼Yúsurname Yu

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