守株缘木

守株缘木shǒu zhū yuán mù

◎“守株待兔”、“缘木求鱼”的略语，比喻不根据实际情况而去做根本不可能做到的事。

例如乃区区循大道以求之，不几于守株椽木乎？ —— 马中锡《中山狼传》

英文abbreviation of two idioms:“wait for gains as one who stands by a tree stump waiting for more hares to come and dash themselves” and “do the impossible as one who climbs a tree to catch fish”;