chēng​hū​qí​hòu

to fall far behind

瞠乎其后 瞠乎其後 chēng​hū​qí​hòu
to fall far behind
To stare from behind while being unable to catch up; describes falling far behind or being vastly outclassed. Often implies a sense of shock or helplessness at the size of the gap. Compare with 望尘莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí.

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