瞠乎其後

Chinese

		stare at something beyond reach	(interrog. part.)	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (瞠乎其後)		瞠	乎	其	後
simp. (瞠乎其后)		瞠	乎	其	后

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chēnghūqíhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥㄏㄨㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chēnghūqíhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥㄏㄨㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chenghucíhòu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-hu¹-chʻi²-hou⁴
  - Yale: chēng-hū-chí-hòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenghuchyihow
  - Palladius: чэнхуцихоу (čɛnxucixou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵⁻⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶
  - Yale: chāang fùh kèih hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: cang¹ fu⁴ kéi⁴ heo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ fuː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

瞠乎其後

to lag behind a lot without any hope of catching up; to be left in the dust

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