临渊羡鱼

Traditional form:

臨淵羨魚

Pinyin (reading):

línyuānxiànyú

Definitions:

• see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網／临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 (línyuānxiànyú,bùrútuì'érjiéwǎng)

Characters:

• 临 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 渊 - abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up
• 羡 - to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise
• 鱼 - fish

Traditional characters:

• 臨 - to draw near, to approach; to descend
• 淵 - abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up
• 羨 - to covet, to envy; to admire, to praise
• 魚 - fish