Read Edit View history 鞭長莫及 biānchángmòjí beyond one's reach Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 鞭长莫及/ 鞭長莫及 biānchángmòjí beyond one's reach literally meaning "even a long whip cannot reach the horse's belly"; used as an idiom to describe a situation where one's power, influence, or authority is too far away to have an effect or provide help Edit Delete References Add reference variant 鞭长莫及/鞭長莫及 → 鞭长不及/鞭長不及 Edit Delete synonym 鞭不及腹/鞭不及腹 → 鞭长莫及/鞭長莫及 Edit Delete
鞭长莫及/ 鞭長莫及 biānchángmòjí beyond one's reach literally meaning "even a long whip cannot reach the horse's belly"; used as an idiom to describe a situation where one's power, influence, or authority is too far away to have an effect or provide help Edit Delete