延頸舉踵
yán​jǐng​jǔ​zhǒng

to look forward with anticipation

  • created sense approved 延颈举踵/延頸舉踵 · yán​jǐng​jǔ​zhǒng · to look forward with anticipation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延颈举踵 / 延頸舉踵

    yán​jǐng​jǔ​zhǒng

    to look forward with anticipation

    to stretch out one's neck and stand on tiptoe, meaning to look forward to something with great eagerness or anxiety

    延 (literal) → 延 · yán · to extend 颈 (literal) → 颈/頸 · jǐng · neck 举踵 (literal) → 举踵/舉踵 · jǔ​zhǒng · to be on tiptoe

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    created sense