粵

嘆taan3為wai4觀gun1止zi2

simp叹为观止also written嘆爲觀止
taan3 wai4 gun1 zi2tàn wéi guān zhǐ

English

  1. (idiom) to gasp in amazement
  2. to be acclaimed as the acme of perfection
  3. to acclaim as the peak of perfection

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 覺得一樣嘢完美,好到極點

Examples

  • 佢留低咗好多令人歎為觀止嘅建築設計。

    She left us a lot of amazing architectural design.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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