粵

望mong6洋joeng4興hing1歎taan3

simp望洋兴叹
mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3wàng yáng xīng tàn

English

  1. to feel small in front of a big ocean, a metaphor to describe the feeling of inadequacy when faced with a mountainous task or an over ambitious goal

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