- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
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望尘莫及
望尘莫及
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- ，。
His progress is too rapid; I cannot keep up with him.
- 貳形adjective
to be far inferior
- 。
His achievements leave me far behind.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand)RADICAL
- 及(catch up; seize with hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand reaching out to grab someone running means to catch up or arrive at the place.
望尘莫及
Traditional望塵莫及
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- ，。
His progress is too rapid; I cannot keep up with him.
- 貳形adjective
to be far inferior
- 。
His achievements leave me far behind.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; land)RADICAL
A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand)RADICAL
- 及(catch up; seize with hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A hand reaching out to grab someone running means to catch up or arrive at the place.
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