鞭长莫及 — Chinese idiom
鞭长莫及
biān cháng mò jí
Traditional: 鞭長莫及
Meaning
- lit. the whip cannot reach ; beyond one's influence
- too far to be able to help
Character by character
- 鞭biānwhip; to lash, to flog
- 长chánglong, lasting; to excel in
- 莫mòcannot; do not; is not; negative
- 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
Idioms sharing a character
- 快马加鞭 kuài mǎ jiā biān
- 投鞭断流 tóu biān duàn liú
- 掘墓鞭尸 jué mù biān shī
- 一技之长 yī jì zhī cháng
- 一长一短 yī cháng yī duǎn
- 来日方长 lái rì fāng cháng
- 各显所长 gè xiǎn suǒ cháng
- 土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
- 大排长龙 dà pái cháng lóng
- 天长地久 tiān cháng dì jiǔ
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