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好高騖遠
hou3 gou1 mou6 jyun5
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aim too high unrealistically; be over-ambitious; reach for what is beyond one's grasp; bite off more than one can chew [literal] after sth high and far [variant] 好高務遠 [antonym] 脚踏實地 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1241 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 21st May 2018 08:16 |
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Characters in this word:好 hou2 hou3 - good; very; friendly; healthy; ready高 gou1 - tall, high 騖 - (not in database) 遠 jyun5 jyun6 - far away; distant; by far; keep away from |
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