眼高手低

Chinese

		eye	high; tall	hand; convenient; ‑er	to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
trad. (眼高手低)		眼	高	手	低
simp. ^#(眼高手低)		眼	高	手	低

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎngāoshǒudī

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎngāoshǒudī
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangaushooudi
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ti⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹
  - Yale: ngáahn gōu sáu dāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ gou¹ seo² dei¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋäːn¹³ kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

眼高手低

to have grandiose aims but puny abilities; to be fastidious but incompetent

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