临河羡鱼 in English lin2 he2 xian4 yu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]

Simplified Characters

临 河 羡 鱼

Traditional Characters

臨 河 羨 魚

Pinyin

lin2 he2 xian4 yu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

临lin2to face 河he2river 羡xian4to envy 鱼yu2surname Yu