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 wàngchénmòjí
望尘不及 / 望塵不及 wàngchénbùjí
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
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 wàngchénmòjí
瞠乎其后 / 瞠乎其後 chēnghūqíhòu
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
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 wàngchénmòjí
迎头赶上 / 迎頭趕上 yíngtóugǎnshàng
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 · wàngchénmòjí · far inferior; too late to catch up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及
wàngchénmòjí
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