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望而興嘆
简 望而兴叹 · 繁 望而興嘆Mandarin · pinyin wàng ér xīng tàn
Meanings
- to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
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4–2–1–4 · wang4 er2 xing1 tan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mong6 ji4 hing1 taan3
Cantonese word readings for 望而興嘆. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mong6 ji4 hing1 taan3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to look and sigh; to feel helpless; not to know what to do
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