，不如退而结网[ lín yuān xiàn yú，bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng ]

⒈  [It

例 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]比喻空怀壮志，不如实实在在地付诸于行动。

英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;

引证解释

⒈  见“临河羡鱼”。

国语辞典临渊羡鱼[ lín yuān xiàn yú ]

⒈  比喻虽有愿望，但只凭空妄想，难收实效。参见「临河羡鱼」条。

引《汉书·卷五六·董仲舒传》：「古人有言曰：『临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网。』今临政而愿治七十余岁矣，不如退而更化。」

临,渊,羡,鱼