可望而不可及

kě wàng ér bù kě jí

Dictionary entry

(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible

What does 可望而不可及 mean?

可望而不可及 (kě wàng ér bù kě jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) in sight but beyond reach; unattainable; inaccessible

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可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 望wàngfull moon · to hope 而érand · as well as 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-及jíand · to reach

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可望而不可及

kě wàng ér bù kě jí

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