瞠乎其后 far behind
Explanation
形容远远落在后面，比喻落后。
To describe far behind, metaphorically outdated.
Origin Story
话说唐朝时期，一位名叫李白的诗人，在长安城中游历。他兴致勃勃地参观了皇宫，被宫殿的宏伟壮丽所震撼。他不由自主地感叹道："这皇宫的建筑，当真是气吞山河，雄伟壮观啊！"这时，一位老工匠走上前来，笑着说道："先生过奖了，这皇宫的建筑，不过是几代工匠的共同努力的结果。"李白笑着说："那一定是耗费了不少人力物力吧？"老工匠点了点头："是啊，几十年来，多少能工巧匠呕心沥血，才建成了如今的规模。"李白听得连连称赞："真是不可思议，如此宏伟的建筑，竟然耗费了几代人的心血，而我，只不过是一个见识短浅的诗人，真是瞠乎其后啊！"
It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, a poet named Li Bai traveled in the city of Chang'an. He enthusiastically visited the imperial palace and was amazed by the grandeur and magnificence of the palace buildings. He involuntarily sighed: "The architecture of this imperial palace is truly breathtaking and majestic!" At this moment, an old craftsman stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sir, you exaggerate. The architecture of this imperial palace is merely the result of the joint efforts of several generations of craftsmen." Li Bai replied with a smile: "Then it must have cost a lot of manpower and resources?" The old craftsman nodded: "Yes, for decades, countless talented craftsmen have poured their hearts and souls into this construction, until it finally reached its present size." Li Bai praised him repeatedly: "It's simply incredible that such a majestic building has cost the efforts of several generations. I, on the other hand, am only a poet with limited horizons, I am far behind them!"
Usage
用于形容远远落后。
Used to describe things far behind.
Examples
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改革开放后，科技发展日新月异，一些老观念早已瞠乎其后。
gǎigé kāifàng hòu, kē jì fāzhǎn rì xīn yì yì, yīxiē lǎo gài niàn zǎo yǐ chēng hū qí hòu.
After the reform and opening up, the development of science and technology has been changing with each passing day, and some old concepts have long been left behind.
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在科技发展日新月异的今天，一些墨守成规的企业已经瞠乎其后了。
zài kē jì fāzhǎn rì xīn yì yì de jīntiān, yīxiē mò shǒu chéng guī de qǐyè yǐjīng chēng hū qí hòu le。
In today's rapidly developing science and technology, some companies that stick to the old ways have been left behind.