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可望而不可即
kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí

within sight but beyond reach

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可望而不可即 kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí within sight but beyond reach

(idiom) within sight but beyond reach; unattainable; can only be looked at from a distance but cannot be approached or attained (jí here means to approach)

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