望洋兴叹

望洋兴叹望洋興嘆 wàng yáng xīng tàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3

  • lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
  • fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

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