临渊羡鱼 lín yuān xiàn yú

see 臨淵羨魚lín yuān xiàn yú，临渊羡鱼lín yuān xiàn yú，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. see 臨淵羨魚lín yuān xiàn yú，临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

Characters

Character Meaning
临 lín HSK 5
to face; to be (just) about to; just before
渊 yuān
profound; deep; deep pool
羡 xiàn HSK 4
to envy
鱼 yú HSK 2
fish; surname Yu