臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 [临渊羡鱼－－－－－结网]

Jyutping lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4 ， bat1 jyu4 teoi3 ji4 git3 mong5
Pinyin lín yuān xiàn yú ， bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    One should take practical steps to achieve one's aim.

臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 [临渊羡鱼－－－－－结网]

Jyutping lam4 jyun1 sin6 jyu4 , bat1 jyu4 teoi3 ji4 git3 mong5
Pinyin lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim