望洋兴叹

望
望
洋
洋
兴
興
叹
嘆
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

Characters and words in 望洋兴叹

望
wàng = w + ang4
full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards
望
朢
wàng = w + ang4
15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]
望
洋
(literary) to gaze in the air
洋
yáng = y + ang2
ocean / vast / foreign / silver dollar or coin
兴
興
xīng = xi + (e)ng1
to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)
兴
興
xìng = xi + (e)ng4
feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement
叹
嘆
tàn = t + an4
to sigh / to exclaim
叹
歎
tàn = t + an4
variant of 嘆|叹[tan4]

Words with 望洋兴叹

望洋兴叹 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 望洋兴叹

望洋兴叹 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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