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眼高手低

yǎn gāo shǒu dī

4-character word

What 眼高手低 means

1. to have high standards but little ability
2. to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

The characters in 眼高手低

• 眼yǎneye; (often used with 一; small hole
• 高gāohigh; tall; above average
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 低dīlow; beneath; to lower (one's head)

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