眼大肚小 — “To have eyes bigger than one's stomach”
眼大肚小 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have eyes bigger than one's stomach”. To be overly ambitious or desirous but lack the capacity or ability to achieve it; to overestimate one's capabilities. Literally, “eyes big, belly small”.
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眼大肚小 Pronunciation and Pinyin
眼大肚小 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 眼大肚小
他总是眼大肚小，每次都想做很多事情，结果一件也没做好。
He always has eyes bigger than his stomach, constantly trying to do too many things and ultimately accomplishing none of them well.
Idioms Related to 眼大肚小
More idioms starting with 眼
- yǎn眼bù不jiāo交jié睫sleepless with anxiety
- yǎn眼bù不huí回jīng睛to gaze intently, completely absorbed
- yǎn眼bù不zhù著shā砂Cannot tolerate any wrongdoing
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见wéi为jìng净Out of sight, out of mind
- yǎn眼bù不jiàn见，，xīn心bù不fán烦Out of sight, out of mind
- yǎn眼bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate
- yǎn眼bù不zhuàn转jīng睛gaze fixedly without blinking
- yǎn眼zhōng中zhī之dīng钉a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中cì刺a thorn in one's eye
- yǎn眼zhōng中bá拔dīng钉remove a hated person or nuisance
- yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
- yǎn眼zhōng中dīng疔，，ròu肉zhōng中cì刺a thorn in the flesh
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What does 眼大肚小 mean?
眼大肚小 (yǎn dà dù xiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have eyes bigger than one's stomach”.
How do you pronounce 眼大肚小?
眼大肚小 is pronounced yǎn dà dù xiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼大肚小 literally mean?
Literally, 眼大肚小 means “eyes big, belly small”. It is used to mean “to have eyes bigger than one's stomach”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼大肚小?
比喻人眼光高，肚量小