- lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- to wait idly for opportunities
- to trust to chance rather than show initiative
Characters
- 守 (守): to guard; to defend; to keep watch; to abide by the law; to observe (rules or ritual); nearby; adjoining
- 株 (株): tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)
- 待 (待): to stay
- 兔 (兎): variant of 兔[tu4]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 守株待兔
- MDBG: 守株待兔
- Examples with 守株待兔 on Tatoeba
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