望洋興歎

mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3

to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of inadequacy when faced with a mountainous task or an over ambitious goal

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of inadequacy when faced with a mountainous task or an over ambitious goal

Written Forms

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

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