瞠乎其後

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Chinese

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

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Idiom

瞠乎其後

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