To watch a tree stump for rabbits
Refers to someone who clings to past experience and won't adapt; also to describe someone who wants to profit or benefit without doing any work
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平时学习不肯用功，考试想取得好成绩，这不是守株待兔吗? | Píngshí xuéxí bù kěn yònggōng, kǎoshì xiǎng qǔdé hǎo chéngjī, zhè bùshì shǒuzhūdàitù ma?
You don't put in the effort to study but you want good grades. Isn't that like watching a tree stump for rabbits?
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经验固然重要，但却不能守株待兔，不知变通 | Jīngyàn gùrán zhòngyào, dàn què bùnéng shǒuzhūdàitù, bùzhī biàntōng
Experience is admittedly important, but one must be able to adapt to different situations
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《韩非子》(Hán Fēi Zǐ), a book of philosophy authored by 韩非 (Hán Fēi) during the Warring States Period (475 - 220 BC)
During the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC), there was a farmer who would work from dawn until dusk in the fields. One day when the farmer was working, a rabbit ran over in his direction. The animal was running quickly and urgently, and in its careless haste, it collided with a nearby tree stump and broke its neck. The farmer was delighted, and he ran over to seize the animal and then gathered his things so he could go home and cook it. As he headed home with the rabbit in tow, he thought to himself, "Why do I need to work the fields every day if I can just wait around for something like this to happen again?"
The next day, instead of laboring in the fields, he went out and watched the stump where the rabbit had died, waiting for another equally unfortunate rabbit to suffer the same fate. No rabbit came, so he vowed he would watch the stump until an unlucky rabbit did come. After a few days, weeds started to overtake his fields, and his crops later died.