望洋興嘆

1. • to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)

     lit.

2. • to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)

     fig.

Character by character

• 望(wàng)full moon
• 洋(yáng)ocean
• 興(xīng)surname Xing
• 嘆(tàn)sigh