手高眼低 — “Hand high, eye low”
手高眼低 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have high aspirations or strong practical skills but lack good judgment or discerning ability; to be ambitious but short-sighted; also, to be greedy but unable to recognize true value”. Literally, “Hand high, eye low”.
手高眼低 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 手高眼低 mean?
手高眼低 (shǒu gāo yǎn dī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have high aspirations or strong practical skills but lack good judgment or discerning ability; to be ambitious but short-sighted; also, to be greedy but unable to recognize true value”.
How do you pronounce 手高眼低?
手高眼低 is pronounced shǒu gāo yǎn dī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 手高眼低 literally mean?
Literally, 手高眼低 means “Hand high, eye low”. It is used to mean “to have high aspirations or strong practical skills but lack good judgment or discerning ability; to be ambitious but short-sighted; also, to be greedy but unable to recognize true value”.
What is the Chinese definition of 手高眼低?
指做事的能力强而辨识能力低。也指自己的企求高而眼界很低，比喻贪得而不识货。