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眼高手低真係無論佢嘅目標崇高能力
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through. audio

This sentence can only be used in Spoken Cantonese or informal Cantonese writing.

  Level: 3
佢噉眼高手低真係嘥咗;無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高,佢都冇能力去做嘅。

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 keoi5  qu2  - he; she; it
 gam2    - such; thus; like
眼高手低  ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1  yan3 gao1 shou3 di1  -  to have lofty aims or plans, but not have the capability to see them through
真係  zan1 hai6    -  really
 saai1 saai3  saai1 saai3  - waste; all, entirely
 zo2  zuo3  - particle marking perfective aspect
無論  mou4 leon6  wu2 lun4  -  regardless of; no matter
佢嘅  keoi5 ge3    -  his, her, hers, its
目標  muk6 biu1  mu4 biao1  -  target; objective
 jau5 jau6  you3 {you4}  - have
 gei2 gei1  ji3 ji1  - a few; how many, how much?
崇高  sung4 gou1  chong2 gao1  -  majestic; sublime
 dou1  dou1 du1 zhu1  - all, together; city, metropolis
 mou5  mao3; mou3  - do not have
能力  nang4 lik6  neng2 li4  -  ability
 heoi3 heoi2  qu4 qu5  - go
 zou6  zuo4  - do, make
 ge3 ge2    - possessive/final particle

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This sentence was added by platinumangel and last edited on 18th Jan 2008
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