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Mandarin wàng
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 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]
Results beginning with 望
 wàng jiàn to espy / to spot
 wàng yuè full moon
 Wàng jīng Wangjing neighborhood of Beijing
 wàng zú distinguished or prominent family / influential clan (old)
 wàng fēng to be on the lookout / to keep watch
 wàng rì the full moon / the fifteenth day of each lunar month
 Wàng ān Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
 Wàng chéng Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
 Wàng dū Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
 Wàng huā Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
 Wàng jiāng Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
 Wàng kuí Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
 wàng lóu watchtower / lookout tower
 Wàng mó Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 wàng yáng (literary) to gaze in the air
 wàng zhěn (TCM) observation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]
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 wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars / telescope / CL:付[fu4],副[fu4],部[bu4]
  lookout
 Wàng ān xiāng Wangan township in Penghu county 澎湖縣|澎湖县[Peng2 hu2 xian4] (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
 Wàng chéng xiàn Wangcheng county in Changsha 長沙|长沙[Chang2 sha1], Hunan
 Wàng dū xiàn Wangdu county in Baoding 保定[Bao3 ding4], Hebei
 Wàng fū Shí Amah Rock in Sha Tin 沙田[Sha1 tian2], Hong Kong
 Wàng huā qū Wanghua district of Fushun city 撫順市|抚顺市, Liaoning
 Wàng jiāng xiàn Wangjiang county in Anqing 安慶|安庆[An1 qing4], Anhui
 Wàng kuí xiàn Wangkui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
 Wàng mó xiàn Wangmo county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[Qian2 xi1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
 wàng ér què bù to shrink back / to flinch
 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior
 wàng ér shēng wèi intimidate at the first glance (idiom) / awe-inspiring / terrifying / overwhelming
穿 wàng yǎn yù chuān to anxiously await
 wàng zǐ chéng lóng lit. to hope one's son becomes a dragon (idiom) / fig. to long for one' s child to succeed in life / to have great hopes for one's offspring / to give one's child the best education as a career investment
 wàng yáng xīng tàn lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom) / fig. to feel powerless and incompetent (to perform a task)
 wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions
 wàng fēng ér táo to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
 wàng fēng bǔ yǐng see 捕風捉影|捕风捉影[bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3]
 wàng wén shēng yì lit. view a text and interpret (idiom) / to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation
 wàng ér xīng tàn to look and sigh / to feel helpless / not knowing what to do
 wàng nu:3 chéng fèng lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom) / fig. to hope one's daughter is a success in life
 Wàng yuǎn jìng zuò Telescopium (constellation)
 wàng yuǎn miào zhǔn jìng telescopic sight / scope (on a rifle)
Approximate Results for 望
 xī wàng to wish for / to desire / hope / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wēi wàng prestige
 shī wàng disappointed / to lose hope / to despair
 yù wàng desire / longing / appetite / craving
 kě wàng to thirst for / to long for
 yuàn wàng desire / wish
 yǒu wàng hopeful / promising
 qī wàng to have expectations / to earnestly hope / expectation / hope
 jué wàng to despair / to give up all hope / desperate / desperation
 shēng wàng popularity / prestige
 zhǎn wàng outlook / prospect / to look ahead / to look forward to
 guān wàng to wait and see / to watch from the sidelines / to look around / to survey
 zhǐ wàng to hope for sth / to count on / hope
 pàn wàng to hope for / to look forward to
 kàn wàng to visit / to pay a call to
 zhāng wàng to look around / to peep (through a crack) / to peer at / to throw a look at
 yǎng wàng to look up at / to look up to sb hopefully
 kě wàng can be expected (to) / to be expected (to) / hopefully (happening)
 tàn wàng to visit / to call on sb / to look around
 shē wàng an extravagant hope / to have excessive expectations
 wú wàng without hope / hopeless / without prospects
 níng wàng to gaze at / to stare fixedly at
 tiào wàng to survey the scene from an elevated position
 yáo wàng to look into the distance
 xiāng wàng to look at one another / to face each other
 duì wàng to look at each other
 shǒu wàng to keep watch / on guard
 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance
 hòu wàng great hopes / great expectations
 liào wàng to watch from a height or distance / to keep a lookout
 míng wàng renown / prestige
 jì wàng to place hopes on
 bā wàng to look forward to
 xiǎng wàng to desire / to wish / (literary) to admire
 rè wàng to aspire
 zhòng wàng people's expectations
 qǐ wàng hope / to hope / to look forward to
 bài wàng to call to pay one's respect / to call on
 zhān wàng to look far ahead / to look forward (to)
 shuò wàng the new moon / the first day of the lunar month
 qiè wàng to eagerly anticipate
 qiáo wàng to raise one's head and look into the distance / fig. to forward to / to long for
 chéng wàng to expect (often in negative combination, I never expected...) / to look forward to
 huí wàng to return sb's gaze / to meet sb's eyes / to look back (to one's rear) / (fig.) to look back at (the past) / to reflect on
 jùn wàng choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a choronym-surname combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4] is also known as 韓昌黎|韩昌黎[Han2 Chang1 li2], where 韓|韩[Han2] is his surname and 昌黎[Chang1 li2] is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡[jun4].)
 kàn wàng to overlook / to watch from above
 kuī wàng to peep / to spy on
 Lu:3 Wàng see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
 mén wàng family prestige
 mí wàng a full view
 qì wàng to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth
 qí wàng to hope / to wish / hope / wish / (old) name of an official post
 qǐ wàng variant of 企望[qi3 wang4]
 Ruò wàng John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰[Yue1 han4] preferred by the Catholic Church
 yǎ wàng (literary) spotless reputation
 zhòng wàng renowned / prestigious / great hopes / expectations
 zhǔ wàng to look forward to
 zī wàng seniority and prestige
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87  HOPE '87
 yǒu xī wàng hopeful / promising / prospective
 qī wàng zhí expectations / (math) expected value
 Hǎo wàng Jiǎo Cape of Good Hope
 qián wàng jìng periscope
 Tài gōng Wàng see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
 liǎo wàng tǎ observation tower / watch tower
 liào wàng tái observation tower / lookout tower
  Village of Hope
 liào wàng shào lookout post
 liào wàng tǎ watchtower / observation tower
 liào wàng tǎ variant of 瞭望塔[liao4 wang4 ta3]
 Mǎ dé wàng Battambang
使 shǐ shī wàng to disappoint
 shǒu wàng tái watchtower
 shuò wàng cháo spring tide (biggest tide, at new moon or full moon)
 xìn wàng ài theological
西 dōng zhāng xī wàng to look in all directions (idiom) / to glance around
 yī wàng wú jì as far as the eye can see (idiom)
 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
 dà shī suǒ wàng greatly disappointed
 dé gāo wàng zhòng a person of virtue and prestige / a person of good moral standing and reputation
 dà xǐ guò wàng overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
 bù fù zhòng wàng to live up to expectations (idiom)
 zhòng wàng suǒ guī (idiom) to enjoy popular support / to receive general approval
 yī wàng ér zhī to be evident at a glance (idiom)
 yī wàng wú yín to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
 dé Lǒng wàng Shǔ lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire
 bā gāo wàng shàng to wish for higher status (idiom) / to curry favor in the hope of promotion
 dài pén wàng tiān lit. viewing the sky with a basin on one's head / it is hard to get a clear view of the sky while carrying a platter on one's head / fig. it is hard to get on in one's career while encumbered by family obligations / one can't perform a major task while bothered by other duties
 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn to stand tall and see far (idiom) / taking the long and broad view / acute foresight
 gōng gāo wàng zhòng high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
 jí mù yuǎn wàng as far as the eye can see
 shǒu wàng xiāng zhù to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius) / to join forces to defend against external aggressors / mutual help and protection
  Technological Perspectives
  ambit claim
  Food Outlook
  Asian Perspectives
 bù fú zhòng wàng not living up to expectations (idiom) / failing to inspire confidence among people / unpopular
 dà hàn wàng ní see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]
 dà yǒu xī wàng to stand a good chance / to have great hopes / to be promising
 fàng yǎn wàng qù as far as the eye can see
 jì yǔ hòu wàng to place high hopes
 kě wàng yǒu chéng can be expected to be a success
 míng mén wàng zú offspring a famous family (idiom) / good breeding / blue blood
 qiáng liè yuàn wàng intense desire
 qiú sǐ yuàn wàng death wish (translated from English) / Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客[Meng3 long2 guai4 ke4]
寿 qī wàng shòu mìng life expectancy
 r tóng xī wàng CHILDHOPE
 Ruò wàng Fú yīn Gospel according to St John
 shēn fú zhòng wàng to enjoy the confidence of the people / to be very popular
 shèng lì zài wàng victory is in sight
 shēng mìng qī wàng life
 xī wàng luò kōng hopes are dashed
 xī wàng zhī chuāng window of opportunity
 xī wàng zhī fān Interregional Union of Life Help for Mentally Handicapped Persons / Sail of Hope
 yǐ lán wàng yuè to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
线 yī xiàn xī wàng a gleam of hope
 yī yǎn wàng qù as far as the eye can see
21世 21shì jì zhǎn wàng Vision 21: a Shared Vision for Hygiene, Sanitation and Water Supply / VISION 21
 shè diàn wàng yuǎn jìng radio telescope
  Space Telescope
  With Hope and Help
  legacy of despair
  desired point of impact
 dà hàn wàng yún ní lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
 dī néng wàng yuàn jìng Low Energy Telescope
 jué wàng de jìng dì desperate straits / impossible situation
 kě wàng qǔ shèng zhě favorite (to win a race or championship) / well-placed contestant
 lěng què wàng yuàn jìng cooled telescope
 shén dà wàng yuǎn jìng very
 shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng binoculars
2020年  2020 Vision Campaign
&gamma线  gamma-telescope
 kě wàng ér bù kě jí in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible
 kě wàng ér bù kě jí in sight but unattainable (idiom) / inaccessible / also written 可望而不可及[ke3 wang4 er2 bu4 ke3 ji2]
  Apollo Telescope Mount
  Operation Provide Promise
  Global Perspectives in Education
  HOPE worldwide
  Operation Restore Hope
 dà hàn zhī wàng yún ní see 大旱望雲霓|大旱望云霓[da4 han4 wang4 yun2 ni2]
 dà shuāng tǒng wàng yuǎn jìng Large
 dōng yà zhǎn wàng xiǎo zǔ East Asia Vision Group
 duō jìng miàn wàng yuǎn jìng MMT
 fēi zhōu jīng jì zhǎn wàng African Economic Outlook
 jì yú hěn dà qí wàng to place great hope or expectation on (sth)
 mài zhé lún wàng yuǎn jìng Magellan
 mǎo xīng tuán wàng yuǎn jìng Subaru
 quán qiú huán jìng zhǎn wàng Global Environment Outlook
 shì jiè jīng jì zhǎn wàng World Economic Outlook
 wú qǔ shèng xī wàng zhě outsider (i.e. not expected to win a race or championship)
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