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守株待兔
 
En
shǒu zhū dài tù
  • lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  • to wait idly for opportunities
  • to trust to chance rather than show initiative

守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù

守株待兔
1 相传一农夫见兔触树而死,为他所得,遂不事农作,守在树旁,等待兔子撞树,终一无所获。典出《韩非子.五蠹》。后比喻拘泥守成,不知变通或妄想不劳而获。汉.王充《论衡.宣汉》:「以已至之瑞,效方来之应,犹守株待兔之蹊,藏身破罝之路也。」明.朱权《卓文君.第三折》:「盼功名如守株待兔,要求进若缘木求鱼。」也作「守株伺兔」。

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