chēng​hū​qí​hòu

to fall far behind

Senses

瞠乎其后/ 瞠乎其後 chēng​hū​qí​hòu to fall far behind

To stare from behind while being unable to catch up; describes falling far behind or being vastly outclassed. Often implies a sense of shock or helplessness at the size of the gap. Compare with 望尘莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí.

References

synonym 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後 望尘莫及/望塵莫及
same_as 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後 瞠乎后矣/瞠乎後矣
synonym 望尘莫及/望塵莫及 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後
variant 瞠乎后矣/瞠乎後矣 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後