可望而不可即 [－－－－－－]

Jyutping ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 zik1
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. in sight but unattainable (idiom)
  2. inaccessible
  3. also written 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    指一​啲​嘢​可以​見​到​，​但​係​難以​實現​或者​接近
    visible but unreachable
    • 佢就好似月亮噉，可望而不可即。
      佢就好似月亮噉，可望而不可即。
      keoi5 zau6 hou2 ci5 jyut6 loeng6 gam2, ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 zik1.
      He is just like the moon, visible but unreachable.
  2. 參看
    可望不可即
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    in sight but unattainable; within sight but beyond reach; inaccessible
    (syn.) 可望而不可及
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢就好似月亮噉，可望而不可即。
    佢就好似月亮噉，可望而不可即。
    keoi5 zau6 hou2 ci5 jyut6 loeng6 gam2, ho2 mong6 ji4 bat1 ho2 zik1.
    • He is just like the moon, visible but unreachable.