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延颈企踵

yán jǐng qǐ zhǒng

4-character word Traditional 延頸企踵

What 延颈企踵 means

1. to stand on tiptoe and crane one's neck (idiom); fig. to yearn for sth

The characters in 延颈企踵

• 延yánto prolong; to extend; to delay
• 颈jǐngneck
• 企qǐ(bound form) to stand on tiptoe and look; to anticipate; to look forward to…
• 踵zhǒngto arrive; to follow; heel

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