kě​wàng'ér​bù​kě​jí

within sight but beyond reach

  1. 可 kě auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  2. to gaze
    to look into the distance; to gaze toward; to observe or watch from afar
  3. 而 ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  5. 可 kě auxiliary
    can
    can; may; to be able to; to be permitted to
  6. to approach
    (bound form) to reach; to come into contact with; to draw near