望眼欲穿
wàng​yǎn​yù​chuān

to eagerly await

  • created sense approved 望眼欲穿 · wàng​yǎn​yù​chuān · to eagerly await — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    望眼欲穿

    wàng​yǎn​yù​chuān

    to eagerly await

    to await with great expectation or anxiety; literally to gaze until one's eyes pierce through

    望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to gaze 眼 (literal) → 眼 · yǎn · eye 欲 (literal) → 欲 · yù · about to 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce

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