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才高意广 — “High talent, broad ambition”

才高意广 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing great talent but having overly ambitious or unrealistic expectations, which often leads to difficulty in achieving actual success”. Literally, “High talent, broad ambition”.

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才高意广 Pronunciation and Pinyin

才高意广 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
才
cái3ability, talent, only then
高
gāo10high, tall, elevated
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
广
guǎng3wide; broad; extensive

Example Sentence with 才高意广

那个新来的设计师虽然才华横溢,但才高意广,总想一步登天,结果项目迟迟没有进展。
Although the new designer is exceptionally talented, he has high talent but overly broad ambitions, always wanting to achieve success overnight, which has led to delays in the project.

Idioms Related to 才高意广

Synonyms of 才高意广

  • dé德cái才jiān兼bèi备possess both virtue and talent

Antonyms of 才高意广

  • zhì志dà大cái才shū疏ambitious but lacking in talent
  • cái才shū疏yì意guǎng广limited talent, grand ambitions

More idioms starting with 才

  • 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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Questions about 才高意广

What does 才高意广 mean?

才高意广 (cái gāo yì guǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Possessing great talent but having overly ambitious or unrealistic expectations, which often leads to difficulty in achieving actual success”.

How do you pronounce 才高意广?

才高意广 is pronounced cái gāo yì guǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 才高意广 literally mean?

Literally, 才高意广 means “High talent, broad ambition”. It is used to mean “Possessing great talent but having overly ambitious or unrealistic expectations, which often leads to difficulty in achieving actual success”.

What is the Chinese definition of 才高意广?

才学高的人,抱着奢望,难以成事。

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