守株待兔 in English shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiomatic expression)
  • to wait idly for opportunities
  • to trust to chance rather than show initiative

Simplified Characters

守 株 待 兔

Traditional Characters

守 株 待 兔

Pinyin

shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

守shou3to guard 株zhu1tree trunk 待dai4to stay 兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4]