臨淵羨魚的意思

注音 ㄌ一ㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒ一ㄢˋ ㄩˊ

拼音 lín yuān xiàn yú

詞性 成語

基本釋義

⒈  [It

is better to return home and weave net than standing by water and admiring fishes;one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims; It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand; It is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book]比喻空懷壯志,不如實實在在地付諸於行動。

It is better to return home and weave net than standing by water and admiring fishes; one should take practical steps to achieve one’s aims; It is hard to catch birds with an empty hand; It is vain to fish without a hook, or read without a book;

相似詞

臨河羨魚 臨川羨魚

相反詞

退而結網

國語辭典修訂本

臨淵羨魚「ㄌ一ㄣˊ ㄩㄢ ㄒ一ㄢˋ ㄩˊ」

⒈  比喻雖有願望,但只憑空妄想,難收實效。參見「臨河羨魚」條。

《漢書·卷五六·董仲舒傳》:「古人有言曰:『臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網。』今臨政而願治七十餘歲矣,不如退而更化。」

引證解釋

⒈  見“臨河羨魚”。