遙不可及
yáo​bù​kě​jí

out of reach

  • created sense approved 遥不可及/遙不可及 · yáo​bù​kě​jí · out of reach — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    遥不可及 / 遙不可及

    yáo​bù​kě​jí

    out of reach

    so distant that it is impossible to reach; unattainable or extremely remote; also used to describe a hope or dream that is very unlikely to come true

    遥 (literal) → 遥/遙 · yáo · far 不 (literal) → 不 · bu · [potential] 可 (literal) → 可 · kě · can 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to reach

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

    created sense