守株缘木

Traditional form:

守株緣木

Pinyin (reading):

shǒuzhūyuánmù

Definitions:

• abbr. for 守株待兔，緣木求魚／守株待兔，缘木求鱼 (shǒuzhūdàitù,yuánmùqiúyú)

Characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 株 - root, stump; measure word for trees
• 缘 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden

Traditional characters:

• 守 - to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
• 株 - root, stump; measure word for trees
• 緣 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
• 木 - tree; wood, lumber; wooden