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

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眼高手低

ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1

yan3 gao1 shou3 di1

(lit.) to have one's eyes raised high, but hands laying low

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This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

眼高手低

This word has been viewed 3028 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by platinumangel on 19th Sep 2007 15:52 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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眼 ngaan5 - eye
高 gou1 - tall, high
手 sau2 - hand
低 dai1 - lower, bend; low

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邊個叫佢眼高手低吖；無論佢嘅目標有幾崇高，佢都冇能力去做嘅。粵
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

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