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鞭长不及
biān​cháng​bù​jí

beyond one's reach

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

鞭长不及/ 鞭長不及 biān​cháng​bù​jí beyond one's reach

too far away for one to be able to help or intervene; literally meaning the whip is long but does not reach

References

variant 鞭长莫及/鞭長莫及 → 鞭长不及/鞭長不及
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