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延颈企踵

yán jǐng qǐ zhǒngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom) / fig. to yearn for sth
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-215f04a05154b3d8. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

延頸企踵 延颈企踵 [yan2 jing3 qi3 zhong3] /to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth/

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Other forms in these source records: 延頸企踵

  • 延
    yán

    to prolong / to extend / to delay

    Yán

    surname Yan

  • 颈
    gěng

    used in 脖頸|脖颈[bó gěng]

    jǐng

    neck

  • 企
    qǐ

    (bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look / to anticipate / to look forward to / (bound form) company / firm / enterprise / corporation (abbr. for 企業|企业[qǐ yè]) / Taiwan pr. [qì]

  • 踵
    zhǒng

    to arrive / to follow / heel

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.