shǒu zhū dài tù

守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. 2to wait idly for opportunities
  3. 3to trust to chance rather than show initiative

Characters in 守株待兔

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