chēng​hū​qí​hòu

to fall far behind

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

    瞠乎其后 / 瞠乎其後 chēng​hū​qí​hòu

    望尘莫及 / 望塵莫及 wàng​chén​mò​jí

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  • created reference approved 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後 → 瞠乎后矣/瞠乎後矣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    瞠乎其后 / 瞠乎其後 chēng​hū​qí​hòu

    瞠乎后矣 / 瞠乎後矣 chēng​hū​hòu​yǐ

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  • created sense approved 瞠乎其后/瞠乎其後 · chēng​hū​qí​hòu · to fall far behind — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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|望塵莫及|wang4 chen2 mo4 ji2]].

    瞠 (literal) → 瞠 · chēng · to stare 乎 (bound) → 乎 · hū · [suffix] 其后 (literal) → 其后/其後 · qí​hòu · behind it

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