可望而不可即

in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible / also written 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]

can / may / able to / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very

used in 可汗[ke4 han2]

can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)

full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards

15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]

and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

cannot / should not / must not

cannot; should not; must not

namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near