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临渊羡鱼
臨淵羨魚
línyuānxiànyú
1. see [[臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网<línyuānxiànyú]], [[bùrútuìérjiéwǎng>]]

Character Breakdown

临
lín
to draw near, to approach; to descend
HSK 5 9 丶
渊
yuān
abyss, depth; to surge up, to bubble up
11 丶
羡
xiàn
to envy, to covet; to admire, to praise
HSK 4 12 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
línyuānxiànyú,bùrútuìérjiéwǎng
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)

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