望 (mong6 | wang4) : look towards; gaze at; hope; call on

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望

mong6

wang4

[1] [v] look towards; gaze at; glance
[2] [v] hope; expect; await
[3] [v] call on; pay a visit
[4] [n] reputation; prestige
[5] [n] 15th day of a lunar month

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Radical: 月 (#74)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

望

This word has been viewed 13116 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 3rd Jun 2018 15:57

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希望 hei1 mong6 xi1 wang4 = hope; to hope

失望 sat1 mong6 shi1 wang4 = to lose hope; disappointment

望遠鏡 mong6 jyun5 geng3 wang4 yuan3 jing4 = telescope

期望 kei4 mong6 qi1 wang4 (PRC), qi2 wang4 (Taiwan) = to hope; to expect

渴望 hot3 mong6 ke3 wang4 = to long for

願望 jyun6 mong6 yuan4 wang4 = wish; desire

慾望 juk6 mong6 yu4 wang4 = desire; wish; lust

張望 zoeng1 mong6 zhang1 wang4 = peep; look around

展望 zin2 mong6 zhan3 wang4 = outlook

指望 zi2 mong6 zhi3 wang4 = to hope for; to count on

絕望 zyut6 mong6 jue2 wang4 = desperate; forlorn; hopeless; desperation; hopelessness

威望 wai1 mong6 wei1 wang4 = prestige

探望 taam3 mong6 tan4 wang4 = to visit; to look around

有希望 jau5 hei1 mong6 you3 xi1 wang4 = hopeful, promising, prospective

想望 soeng2 mong6 = be sick for; desire; look for

聲望 sing1 mong6 = popularity; prestige; renown; reputation; repute

可望 ho2 mong6 = within sight/hope/expectation

一望無際 jat1 mong6 mou4 zai3 yi2 wang4 wu2 ji4 = as far as the eye can see (lit: look afar no bound)

名望 ming4 mong6 ming2 wang4 = fame; repute; renown

大失所望 daai6 sat1 so2 mong6 da4 shi1 suo3 wang4 = greatly disappointed

拜望 baai3 mong6 bai4 wang4 = call to pay one's respect; call on

盼望 paan3 mong6 pan4 wang4 = to hope, wish; look forward to

向上望 hoeng3 soeng6 mong6 = to look up (direction)

向下望 hoeng3 haa6 mong6 = to look down (direction)

望住 mong6 zyu6 = look at 粵

厚望 hau5 mong6 hou4 wang4 = [n] great expectations

巴望 baa1 mong6 ba1 wang4 = look forward to

寄望 gei3 mong6 ji4 wang4 = to place hopes on

仰望 joeng5 mong6 = to look up to; to respect; to admire

望江南 mong6 gong1 naam4 wang4 jiang1 nan2 = [botany] coffee senna

回望 wui4 mong6 hui2 wang4 = looking back (on sth)

令人失望 ling6 jan4 sat1 mong6 ling4 ren2 shi1 wang4 = make one feel disappointed

展望將來 zin2 mong6 zoeng1 loi4 zhan3 wang4 jiang1 lai2 = hope to have a better future

坐這山望那山一事無成 zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything. 國

潛望鏡 cim4 mong6 geng3 qian2 wang4 jing4 = periscope

望穿秋水 mong6 cyun1 cau1 seoi2 = wait a long time

頕天望地 daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6 = to have nothing to do, be inattentive (also 眈天望地)

眈天望地 daam1 tin1 mong6 dei6 = to have nothing to do, be inattentive (lit., "staring at the sky and looking at the ground")

望梅止渴 mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3 = looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have

凝望 jing4 mong6 ning2 wang4 = to stare (at the future); to fix one's gaze on

朔望潮 sok3 mong6 ciu4 shuo4 wang4 chao2 = spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon), syzygial tide

望潮 mong6 ciu4 = octopus

別指望 bit6 zi2 mong6 = don't count on; don't depend on

望日 mong6 jat6 wang4 ri4 = the 15th day of a lunar month

觀望 gun1 mong6 guan1 wang4 = wait and see

期望越高失望越大 kei4 mong6 jyut6 gou1 sat1 mong6 jyut6 daai6 qi1 (PRC) / qi2 (Taiwan) wang4 yue4 gao1 shi1 wang4 yue4 da4 = the higher your expectation, the greater your disappointment

奢望 ce1 mong6 she1 wang4 = extravagant hopes, wild wishes; desperately hope

熱望 jit6 mong6 re4 wang4 = to earnestly hope

你眼望我眼 nei5 ngaan5 mong6 ngo5 ngaan5 = two parties being mute and looking at each other 粵

週圍望 zau1 wai4 mong6 = to look everywhere 粵

望山跑死馬 mong6 saan1 paau2 sei2 maa5 = A location that appears close, but actually it is very far away 粵

德高望重 dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 de 2gao1 wang4 zhong4 = an honorable person; a person with integrity and of good repute

衆望所歸 zung3 mong6 so2 gwai1 zhong4 wang4 suo3 gui1 = someone or sth. to whom every one places there hope in

不孚衆望 bat1 fu1 zung3 mong6 bu4 fu2 zhong4 wang4 = to fall short of people's expectations; not to meet people's expectations

不負衆望 bat1 fu6 zung3 mong6 bu4 fu4 zhong4 wang4 = to meet people's expecations; to not let people down

祈望 kei4 mong6 qi2 wang4 = wish; hope

眺望台 tiu3 mong6 toi4 tiao4 wang4 tai2 = gazebo

眺望 tiu3 mong6 tiao4 wang4 = to look into the distance; to overlook

望而生畏 mong6 ji4 sang1 wai3 wang4 er2 sheng1 wei4 = awe-inspiring; terrifying; overwhelming

瞭望 liu4 mong6 liao4 wang4 = watch from a height

名門望族 ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6 ming2 men2 wang4 zu2 = illustrious ancestry

喜出望外 hei2 ceot1 mong6 ngoi6 xi3 chu1 wang4 wai4 = be overjoyed at unexpected good news

望族 mong6 zuk6 wang4 zu2 = distinguished or prominent family; influential clan

東張西望 dung1 zoeng1 sai1 mong6 dong1 zhang1 xi1 wang4 = look in every direction

遙望 jiu4 mong6 yao2 wang4 = to look into the distance

望眼欲穿 mong6 ngaan5 juk6 cyun1 wang4 yan3 yu4 chuan1 = look forward with eager anticipation

可望而不可及 ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 kap6 ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2 = unattainable; inaccessible

望子成龍 mong6 zi2 sing4 lung4 wang4 zi3 cheng2 long2 = Hope for a son's success

望都 mong6 dou1 wang4 du1 = Wangdu (place in Hebei)

望江 mong6 gong1 wang4 jiang1 = Wangjiang (place in Anhui)

望奎 mong6 kwai1 wang4 kui2 = Wangkui (place in Heilongjiang)

望謨 mong6 mou4 wang4 mo2 = Wangmo (place in Guizhou)

望安鄉 mong6 on1 hoeng1 wang4 an1 xiang1 = Wangan (village in Taiwan)

望城 mong6 sing4 wang4 cheng2 = Wangcheng (place in Hunan)

希望工程 hei1 mong6 gung1 cing4 xi1 wang4 gong1 cheng2 = Project Hope

鵠望 huk6 mong6 hu2 wang4 = eagerly anticipate; longingly look forward to

望洋興歎 mong6 joeng4 hing1 taan3 = to look in awe

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希望大家有個輕鬆悠閑嘅聖誕節粵
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

希望大家過個輕鬆悠閒的聖誕節國
I hope we have a relaxing Christmas.

眼矋矋咁望實我想點？粵
Why are you looking at me with those staring eyes?

別指望我
Don't count on me.

靚女一上車，小巴上嘅麻甩仔都打雀噉眼望住佢粵
The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards

我盼望能夠找到真愛國
I hope to be able to find true love.
[I hope I can find true love.]

呢度小小心意，希望你笑納。粵
Here is a little regards(gift), hope you would accept it gladly.
[心意 is literally [n] "kind regards/ thoughts", it symbolizes a gift or a present.]

我希望畢業後投身醫療界。
I hope to join the health care industry after graduation.

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