望尘莫及

Traditional: 望塵莫及

wàng chén mò jí

Dictionary entry

lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

What does 望尘莫及 mean?

望尘莫及 (wàng chén mò jí) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)

2to be far inferior

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 尘chéndust · dirt 莫Mòsurname Mo 及jíand · to reach

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