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守株待兔

sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3

to stand by a tree stump waiting for a hare; waiting for something that will only happen once

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

守株待兔

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 1st Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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守 sau2 sau3 shou3 shou4 - defend; protect; guard; conserve
株 zyu1 zhu1 - [1] [n] numerical classifier for trees [2] [n]
待 doi6 daai1 dai4 {dai1} | dai1 {dai4} - to treat; to entertain; to await;
兔 tou3 tu4 - rabbit

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