Word information
Simplified临河羡鱼
Traditional臨河羨魚
Pinyinlín hé xiàn yú
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
临河羡鱼
lín hé xiàn yú · 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]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 临河羡鱼
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鱼yú
fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]); used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4 yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4 yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1 yu2]); surname Yu
河hériver (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉[he2 fen3]
羡慕xiànmùto envy; to admire
光临guānglín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
河流héliúriver; CL:條|条[tiao2]
临时línshías the time draws near; at the last moment; temporary; interim; ad hoc