望洋兴叹
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)
idiom
Traditional: 望洋興嘆
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- (idiom) lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
- fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
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