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守株待兔

shǒu zhū dài tù

ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ
HSK 7-9core 10k
1lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
2to wait idly for opportunities
3to trust to chance rather than show initiative

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