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

守

shǒu

to guard

株

zhū

tree trunk

待

dài

to wait

兔

tù

variant of 兔[tu4]

,

,

缘

yuán

cause

木

mù

(bound form) tree

求

qiú

to seek

鱼

yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])