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臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網

línyuānxiànyú,bùrútuìérjiéwǎng

ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ , ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄤˇ

Simplified 临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网

  1. 1better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim

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