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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

Level: 3

眼高手低

眼 ngaan5 yan3 en3 - eye; look
高 gou1 gao1 gao4 - tall, high
手 sau2 shou3 - hand
低 dai1 di1 - lower, bend; low

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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。粵 ?! edit
It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through.

This word was added by platinumangel on 19th Sep 2007

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