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望洋兴叹【wàng yáng xīng tàn】

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

望洋兴叹【wàng yáng xīng tàn】

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

望

HSK 33

含义to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

拼音wàng

洋

HSK 62

含义ocean, sea; foreign; western

拼音yáng

兴

HSK 1

含义thrive, prosper, flourish

拼音xìng

叹

HSK 2

含义sigh, admire

拼音tàn