羨
羡
xiàn
ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- envy, admire
- praise
- covet
Words with 羨羡
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Verb, Literary
1. to admire
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Verb
2. to envy
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Verb
1. to admire
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Verb
2. to hold in high esteem
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1. Ji Xianlin (1911-2009), Chinese linguist and Indologist
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1. 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]
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1. enviable
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Verb
2. to be admired
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1. 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]
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1. 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]
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Verb
1. to be green with envy (neologism c. 2009)
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
ㄌㄧㄣˊㄩㄢㄒㄧㄢˋㄩˊ,ㄅㄨˋㄖㄨˊㄊㄨㄟˋㄦˊㄐㄧㄝˊㄨㄤˇ
臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
Simplified
Traditional
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網
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Idiom
1. better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish
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2. one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim