望其項背

Chinese

	hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	person's back
trad. (望其項背)	望	其	項背
simp. (望其项背)	望	其	项背
Literally: “can see the neck and back of somebody ahead”.

望其項背

to get within a little distance of somebody; to be a match for somebody; to stand comparison with somebody

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