望其项背

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 望其项背 – see 望其項背 (“can see the neck and back of somebody ahead; to get within a little distance of somebody; to be a match for somebody; to stand comparison with somebody”). (This term is the simplified form of 望其項背).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.