瞠乎其後

Chinese

		stare at something beyond reach	(interrog. part.)	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (瞠乎其後)		瞠	乎	其	後
simp. (瞠乎其后)		瞠	乎	其	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēnghūqíhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄏㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): caang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēnghūqíhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄏㄨ ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chenghucíhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-hu¹-chʻi²-hou⁴
    • Yale: chēng-hū-chí-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenghuchyihow
    • Palladius: чэнхуцихоу (čɛnxucixou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: caang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶
    • Yale: chāang fùh kèih hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹ fu⁴ kei⁴ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cang¹ fu⁴ kéi⁴ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ fuː²¹ kʰei̯²¹ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

瞠乎其後

1. to lag behind a lot without any hope of catching up; to be left in the dust