才高运蹇 — “To have great talent but be unlucky”
才高运蹇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have great talent but be unlucky”. To possess outstanding abilities but lack the opportunity to display them due to misfortune; talented but ill-fated. Literally, “High talent, ill fate”.
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才高运蹇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他学识渊博，却屡次错过施展抱负的机会，真是才高运蹇啊。
He is highly knowledgeable, yet he has repeatedly missed opportunities to fulfill his ambitions; truly a case of high talent and ill fate.
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- cái才jiān兼wén文wǔ武accomplished in both literary and martial arts
- cái才huá华héng横yì溢overflowing with talent
- cái才huá华gài盖shì世unparalleled talent
- cái才huá华chāo超zhòng众outstanding talent
- cái才zhān占bā八dǒu斗possess exceptional literary talent
- cái才mò墨zhī之sǒu薮a gathering place for literary talents
- cái才duō多shí识guǎ寡talented but inexperienced
- cái才dà大rú如hǎi海immense talent and profound knowledge
- cái才dà大xīn心xì细great talent, meticulous mind
- cái才dà大qì气gāo高Talented and arrogant
- cái才dà大nán难yòng用great talent hard to employ
- cái才kuā夸bā八dǒu斗boast of exceptional literary talent
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What does 才高运蹇 mean?
才高运蹇 (cái gāo yùn jiǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have great talent but be unlucky”.
How do you pronounce 才高运蹇?
才高运蹇 is pronounced cái gāo yùn jiǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 才高运蹇 literally mean?
Literally, 才高运蹇 means “High talent, ill fate”. It is used to mean “to have great talent but be unlucky”.
What is the Chinese definition of 才高运蹇?
蹇：不顺利。才学很高，但命运不好，无法施展才华。含怀才不遇之意。