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鞭長莫及 (bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鞭長莫及 (bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6, biān cháng mò jí) — lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence; too far to be able to help

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 鞭屍 (bin1 si1) — to whip the corpse; to humiliate the dead person who is hated by others; to rid…
• 鞭 (bin1) — whip or lash; to flog; to whip; conductor's baton; segmented iron weapon (old);…
• 鞭子 (bin1 zi2) — whip
• 鞭打 (bin1 daa2) — to whip; to lash; to flog; to thrash
• 鞭撻 (bin1 taat3) — to lash; (fig.) to castigate
• 鞭毛 (bin1 mou4) — flagellum

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