望其項背
Chinese
- hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towardshis; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)
person's back trad. (望其項背) 望 其 項背 simp. (望其项背) 望 其 项背 Literally: “can see the neck and back of somebody ahead”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqchyishianqbey
- IPA (key): /u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: mong6 kei4 hong6 bui3
- Yale: mohng kèih hohng bui
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong6 kei4 hong6 bui3
- Guangdong Romanization: mong6 kéi4 hong6 bui3
- IPA (key): /mɔːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹ hɔːŋ²² puːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
望其項背
- to get within a little distance of somebody; to be a match for somebody; to stand comparison with somebody
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