可望而不可即

Chinese

		can see	but; yet	cannot; should not; must not	to approach; to draw near
simp. and trad. (可望而不可即)		可望	而	不可	即
alt. forms		可望而不可及

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kěwàng ér bùkě jí

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ho² mong⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ ho² zik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěwàng ér bùkě jí
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keewanq elr bu4kee jyi
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ho² mong⁴ ji⁴ bat¹ ho² zik¹
  - Yale: hó mòhng yìh bāt hó jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ho² mong⁴ ji⁴ bat⁷ ho² dzik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ho² mong⁴ yi⁴ bed¹ ho² jig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔː³⁵ mɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ hɔː³⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

可望而不可即

in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible

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