嘆為觀止

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Chinese

to sigh
because of; for; to
because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
 
to be good beyond comparison; to be the cream of the crop
trad. (嘆為觀止/歎為觀止/嘆爲觀止/歎爲觀止) / / 觀止
simp. (叹为观止) 观止

Etymology

公子……韶箾盛德觀止
公子……韶箾盛德观止
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Wú Gōngzǐ Zhá lái pìn...... Jiàn wǔ “Sháoxiāo” zhě, yuē: ‘Dé zhì yǐ zāi, dà yǐ! Rú tiān zhī wú bù chóu yě, rú dì zhī wú bù zǎi yě. Suī shèn shèng dé, qí miè yǐ jiā yú cǐ yǐ, guān zhǐ yǐ. Ruò yǒu tā yuè, wú bù gǎn qǐng yǐ.
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Pronunciation


Idiom

嘆為觀止

  1. to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection