望洋兴叹

Traditional (Taiwan): 望洋興嘆

wàngyángxīngtàn ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥㄊㄢˋ

- to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)
  lit.
- to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
  fig.

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