眼高手低

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Chinese

eye high; tall hand; convenient; ‑er
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
 
trad. (眼高手低)
simp. #(眼高手低)

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Idiom

眼高手低

  1. to have grandiose aims but puny abilities; to be fastidious but incompetent