眼高手低 in English yan3 gao1 shou3 di1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have high standards but little ability
  • to be fastidious but incompetent (idiomatic expression)

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Pinyin

yan3 gao1 shou3 di1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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