臨淵羨魚 [临渊羡鱼]

Jyutping lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4
Pinyin lín yuān xiàn yú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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]
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to wish for something good but take no action to obtain it; irresoluteness