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望洋兴叹

Word

(lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)

Traditional
望洋興嘆

wàng yáng xīng tàn

wang4yang2xing1tan4

Meaning

  1. (lit.) to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) CC-CEDICT
  2. (fig.) to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) CC-CEDICT

Characters in 望洋兴叹

望wàng洋yáng兴xìng叹tàn
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