shǒu zhū yuán mù

Traditional: 守株緣木

守株缘木 (shǒu zhū yuán mù) is a Chinese word meaning “abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]”.

Meanings

  1. 1abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚|守株待兔，缘木求鱼[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]

Characters in 守株缘木

守shǒu · to guard株zhū · tree trunk缘yuán · cause木mù · (bound form) tree

Related words

守to guard木(bound form) tree木surname Mu遵守to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)保守conservative边缘edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery防守to defend木头wood; log (CL:塊|块[kuai4],根[gen1])守卫to guard守护to guard看守to guard木偶puppet

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