才疏意广 — “To have limited talent or ability but harbor grand ambitions”
才疏意广 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent or ability but harbor grand ambitions”. To be aspiring beyond one's capabilities. Literally, “Shallow talent, grand aspirations”.
才疏意广 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 才疏意广
During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Kong Rong, the 20th generation descendant of Confucius, was highly learned and famous. However, he lacked political and military talent.
Due to his disagreements with Dong Zhuo, he was dispatched to suppress the Yellow Turban rebels, and was frequently besieged by the insurgent army. Liu Bei came to his rescue.
Later, Yuan Tan, Yuan Shao's son, led an army to attack Kong Rong and captured his wife and children. Kong Rong, who was known for having limited talent but grand ambitions (才疏意广), fled in a hurry.
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Synonyms of 才疏意广
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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What does 才疏意广 mean?
才疏意广 (cái shū yì guǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have limited talent or ability but harbor grand ambitions”.
How do you pronounce 才疏意广?
才疏意广 is pronounced cái shū yì guǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 才疏意广 literally mean?
Literally, 才疏意广 means “Shallow talent, grand aspirations”. It is used to mean “to have limited talent or ability but harbor grand ambitions”.
Where does 才疏意广 come from?
才疏意广 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 才疏意广?
疏：粗疏；广：广大。才干有限而抱负很大。