- 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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望洋兴叹
望洋兴叹
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
- ，。
Facing so much work, I can only sigh in despair at my own inadequacy.
- 貳动verb
fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
- ，。
Faced with so much work, I can only sigh helplessly.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 羊(goat)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vast ocean is as wide as countless goats running across the boundless water's surface.
望洋兴叹
Traditional望洋興嘆
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
- ，。
Facing so much work, I can only sigh in despair at my own inadequacy.
- 貳动verb
fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
- ，。
Faced with so much work, I can only sigh helplessly.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 羊(goat)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A vast ocean is as wide as countless goats running across the boundless water's surface.
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