临渊羡鱼 ( lín yuān xiàn yú )

词语解释

  1. 临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网 (lín yuān xiàn yú,bùrú tuì ér jié wǎng)
    1. 比喻空怀壮志,不如实实在在地付诸于行动 It is better to return home and weave net than standing by water and admiring fishes;one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims; It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand; It is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book

國語辭典

臨淵羨魚 (lín yuān xiàn yú)
  1. 比喻雖有願望,但只憑空妄想,難收實效。

    • 漢書.卷五十六.董仲舒傳:「古人有言曰:『臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網。』今臨政而願治七十餘歲矣,不如退而更化。」