望洋興嘆 — wang4 yang2 xing1 tan4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

wang⁴ yang² xing¹ tan⁴

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

望

洋

興

嘆

As word

1

wang⁴

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

2

yang²

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

3

xing¹

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

4

tan⁴

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)/fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)