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望而兴叹

wàng ér xīng tàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)
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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:

望而興嘆 望而兴叹 [wang4 er2 xing1 tan4] /to sigh (in dismay, admiration etc)/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 望而興嘆

  • 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)

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 兴
    xīng

    to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)

    xìng

    feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

    Xīng

    surname Xing

  • 叹
    tàn

    to sigh / to exclaim

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.