shǒuzhūyuánmù

守株缘木

shǒu zhū yuán mù

ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄨˋ

守株緣木

释义
  1. “守株待兔”、“缘木求鱼”的略语，比喻不根据实际情况而去做根本不可能做到的事。 abbreviation of two idioms:“wait for gains as one who stands by a tree stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves” and “do the impossible as one who climbs a tree to catch fish”;
    乃区区循大道以求之，不几于守株椽木乎？——马中锡《中山狼传》