守株待兔 [－－－－]

Jyutping sau2 zyu1 doi6 tou3
Pinyin shǒu zhū dài tù

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
  2. to wait idly for opportunities
  3. to trust to chance rather than show initiative
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    妄想​不勞​而​獲​，​尤其​係​之前​用​過​嘅​方法​，​以為​一次​可行​就​次次​都​會​成功
    to believe in unlikely chance that has occurred in the past; literally: to wait near a tree for a hare to hit itself accidentally and die
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to sit around and wait
    • 金融監管不能守株待兔。
      金融监管不能守株待兔。
      jīn róng jiān guǎn bù néng shǒu zhū dài tù ．
      The government should not just wait for problems to come up when handling financial regulation.
  2. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to be conservative; to resist change and innovation
    • 思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不會有收穫的。
      思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不会有收获的。
      sī xiǎng bù néng tài bǎo shǒu ， shǒu zhū dài tù shì bù huì yǒu shōu huò de ．
      Don't be too conservative. Sticking to old doctrines is futile.
  3. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to ambush
    • 民警守株待兔將嫌疑人抓獲。
      民警守株待兔将嫌疑人抓获。
      mín jǐng shǒu zhū dài tù jiāng xián yí rén zhuā huò ．
      The police arrested the suspect after waiting and hiding there.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #3781
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    守株待兔
    守株待兔
    shǒu zhū dài tù
    • (literally) to watch a tree stump waiting for a rabbit
  2. Mandarin
    金融监管不能守株待兔。
    金融監管不能守株待兔。
    jīn róng jiān guǎn bù néng shǒu zhū dài tù ．
    • The government should not just wait for problems to come up when handling financial regulation.
  3. Mandarin
    思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不会有收获的。
    思想不能太保守，守株待兔是不會有收穫的。
    sī xiǎng bù néng tài bǎo shǒu ， shǒu zhū dài tù shì bù huì yǒu shōu huò de ．
    • Don't be too conservative. Sticking to old doctrines is futile.
  4. Mandarin
    民警守株待兔将嫌疑人抓获。
    民警守株待兔將嫌疑人抓獲。
    mín jǐng shǒu zhū dài tù jiāng xián yí rén zhuā huò ．
    • The police arrested the suspect after waiting and hiding there.