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"expansion": "於是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而歎。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]于是焉河伯始旋其面目，望洋向若而叹。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nYúshì yān Hébó shǐ xuán qí miànmù, wàngyáng xiàng Ruò ér tàn. [Pinyin]\nThen he began to turn his face round, looked across the expanse, as if he were confronting Ruo, and said with a sigh.",
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"to lament one's littleness in face of something vast and great; to feel powerless in face of a great task"
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