守株缘木

Traditional: 守株緣木

shǒu zhū yuán mù

Dictionary entry

abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]

What does 守株缘木 mean?

守株缘木 (shǒu zhū yuán mù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]

Character breakdown

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守shǒuto guard · to defend 株zhūtree trunk · stump (tree root)缘yuáncause · reason 木Mùsurname Mu

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