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 ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎngāoshǒudī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎngaoshǒudi
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-kao¹-shou³-ti¹
    • Yale: yǎn-gāu-shǒu-dī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeangaushooudi
    • Palladius: яньгаошоуди (janʹgaošoudi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹
    • Yale: ngáahn gōu sáu dāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaan⁵ gou¹ sau² dai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngan⁵ gou¹ seo² dei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːn¹³ kou̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

眼高手低

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