臨淵羨魚
Chinese
- to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before
abyss to envy fish trad. (臨淵羨魚) 臨 淵 羨 魚 simp. (临渊羡鱼) 临 渊 羡 鱼 Literally: “to stand on the edge of a pool and idly long for fish”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liniuanshiannyu
- IPA (key): /lin³⁵ y̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ y³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
臨淵羨魚
- to wish for something good but take no action to obtain it; irresoluteness
Derived terms
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