好高鹜远 — “To aim too high and pursue unrealistic goals”
好高鹜远 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aim too high and pursue unrealistic goals”. To have high-flown ambitions without practical effort.
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好高鹜远 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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一个人应该脚踏实地，而不是好高鹜远，否则很难成功。
One should be down-to-earth and practical, rather than aiming too high unrealistically, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed.
Idioms Related to 好高鹜远
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- hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
- hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
- hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
- hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
- hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门，，è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
- hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler
- hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
- hǎo好shì事duō多qiān悭Good things are often hard to achieve
- hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns
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What does 好高鹜远 mean?
好高鹜远 (hào gāo wù yuǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aim too high and pursue unrealistic goals”.
How do you pronounce 好高鹜远?
好高鹜远 is pronounced hào gāo wù yuǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 好高鹜远?
指不自量力，不愿实际去处理事情。