wàng​chén​mò​jí

far inferior; too late to catch up

  • created reference approved 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 → 望尘不及/望塵不及 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí

    望尘不及 / 望塵不及 wàng​chén​bù​jí

    same_as

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  • created reference approved 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 → 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí

    瞠乎其后 / 瞠乎其後 chēng​hū​qí​hòu

    synonym

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  • created reference approved 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 → 迎头赶上/迎頭趕上 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí

    迎头赶上 / 迎頭趕上 yíng​tóu​gǎn​shàng

    antonym

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  • created sense approved 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 · wàng​chén​mò​jí · far inferior; too late to catch up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及

    wàng​chén​mò​jí

    far inferior; too late to catch up

    Literally meaning to see only the dust from the rider ahead and have no hope of catching up; used to describe being so far behind that one cannot compete or that it is too late to act

    望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to gaze 尘 (literal) → 尘/塵 · chén · traces 莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · not 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to match

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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