望洋興嘆

wàngyángxīngtàn

lament one's littleness before the vast ocean—bemoan one's inadequacy in the face of a great task

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望洋興嘆|望洋兴叹 [wàng yáng xīng tàn] ► lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) ► fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)