Chinese–English

望洋兴叹

wàng yáng xīng tàn · wang yang xing tan

Traditional 望洋興嘆

Meaning

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