守株待兔,缘木求鱼

shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

shǒu

to guard

zhū

tree trunk

dài

to wait

variant of 兔[tu4]

,

yuán

cause

(bound form) tree

qiú

to seek

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])