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可望而不可及

Mandarin · pinyin kě wàng ér bù kě jí

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3–4–2–4–3–2 · ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2

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ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 kap6

Cantonese word readings for 可望而不可及. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

ho2 mong6 ji4 fau2 ho2 kap6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) synonym of 可望而不可即 (kě wàng ér bùkě jí, “in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible”)