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可望而不可及
  ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 kap6   jyutping
  ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2   pinyin
unattainable; inaccessible
[literal] within sight but beyond reach
[variant] 可望不可


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
可望而不可及

This word has been viewed 1128 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 24th Sep 2017 04:59
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Characters in this word:

 ho2 hak1  -  can; approve; need; but
 mong6  -  look towards; gaze at; hope; call on
 ji4  -  and, also; but; otherwise
 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 ho2 hak1  -  can; approve; need; but
 kap6 gap6  -  and; with; reach; catch up with
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