望尘莫及
Traditional form:
望塵莫及
Pinyin (reading):
wàngchénmòjí
Definitions:
- lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- to be far inferior
Characters:
- 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to
- 尘 - cinders, ashes, dust, dirt
- 莫 - cannot; do not; is not; negative
- 及 - to extend; to reach; and; in time
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