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眼高手低
yǎn gāo shǒu dī
What 眼高手低 means
- to have high standards but little ability
- 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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