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])