望而兴叹

Traditional: 望而興嘆

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Dictionary entry

to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)

What does 望而兴叹 mean?

望而兴叹 (wàng ér xīng tàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 而érand · as well as 兴Xīngsurname Xing 叹tànto sigh · to exclaim

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