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望尘莫及

wàng chén mò jídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
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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.

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Original source entry:

望塵莫及 望尘莫及 [wang4 chen2 mo4 ji2] /lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)/to be far inferior/

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Other forms in these source records: 望塵莫及

  • 望
    wàng

    full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards / 15th day of month (lunar calendar)

  • 尘
    chén

    dust / dirt / earth

  • 莫
    mò

    do not / there is none who

    Mò

    surname Mo

  • 及
    jí

    and / to reach / up to / in time for

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