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shou3zhu1dai4tu4 wait for good things to drop into one's lap

Idiom “守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù” literally means standing by a tree stump waiting for a hare to crash into it.

守 shǒu – guard

株 zhū – plant

待 dài – wait

兔 tù – rabbit

Example:

Méi yǒu rén néng kào shǒu zhū dài tù qǔ dé chéng gōng.
没有人能靠守株待兔取得成功。
No one succeeds by sitting arround waiting for things to happen.