延颈企踵

Traditional form:

延頸企踵

Pinyin (reading):

yánjǐngqǐzhǒng

Definitions:

• to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

Characters:

• 延 - to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
• 颈 - neck, throat
• 企 - to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe
• 踵 - heel; to follow; to visit, to call on

Traditional characters:

• 延 - to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
• 頸 - neck, throat
• 企 - to plan a project; to stand on tiptoe
• 踵 - heel; to follow; to visit, to call on