to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth
trad. 延頸企踵
Also written 延頸企踵【yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng】
Characters in this word
4延
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surname Yan
- Pinyin
- Yán
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 40367 of 2500
颈
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used in 脖頸|脖颈[bo2 geng3]
- Pinyin
- gěng
- Traditional
- 頸
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 18689 of 2500
企
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(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to, (bound form) company; firm; enterprise; corporation (abbr. for 企業|企业[qi3 ye4]), Taiwan pr. [qi4]
- Pinyin
- qǐ
- Strokes
- 6
踵
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to arrive, to follow, heel
- Pinyin
- zhǒng
- Strokes
- 16