望其項背

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	person's back; view of someone's back; figure seen from behind
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
(Pinyin): wàngqíxiàngbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ kei⁴ hong⁶ bui³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wàngqíxiàngbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wàngcísiàngbèi
  - Wade–Giles: wang⁴-chʻi²-hsiang⁴-pei⁴
  - Yale: wàng-chí-syàng-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqchyishianqbey
  - Palladius: ванцисянбэй (vancisjanbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ kei⁴ hong⁶ bui³
  - Yale: mohng kèih hohng bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ kei⁴ hong⁶ bui³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ kéi⁴ hong⁶ bui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹ hɔːŋ²² puːi̯³³/

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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