望洋興嘆 [ㄨㄤˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄊㄢˋ; wang4 yang2 xing1 tan4] lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task) ◄ ►