守株待兔 — shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

shou³ zhu¹ dai⁴ tu⁴

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

shou³

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative

2

zhu¹

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative

3

dai⁴

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative

4

tu⁴

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)/to wait idly for opportunities/to trust to chance rather than show initiative