望洋興嘆

mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

望洋興嘆Traditional · Main Form
望洋兴叹Alternate Form

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