可望而不可及
kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí

within sight but beyond reach

  • created sense approved 可望而不可及 · kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí · within sight but beyond reach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    可望而不可及

    kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí

    within sight but beyond reach

    (idiom) something that can be seen but cannot be reached; unattainable; inaccessible; specifically describes a large gap between oneself and a goal

    可望 (literal) → 可望 · kě​wàng · visible 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · but 不可 (literal) → 不可 · bù​kě · cannot 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to reach

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    created sense