lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
Traditional: 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 (lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng) is a Chinese word meaning “better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom); one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim”.
Meanings
- 1better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
- 2one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim