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高不成低不就 (gou1 bat1 sing4 dai1 bat1 zau6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

高不成低不就 (gou1 bat1 sing4 dai1 bat1 zau6, gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù) — can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 高企 (gou1 kei5) — (prices; values etc) stay high; maintains at a high level
• 高佬 (gou1 lou2) — a tall man
• 高力豆沙 (gou1 lik6 dau6) — red bean paste soufflé ball
• 高圓圓 (gou1 jyun4 jyun4) — Gao Yuanyuan, a Chinese actress
• 高壓煲 (gou1 aat3 bou1) — a pressure cooker
• 高大威猛 (gou1 daai6 wai1 maang5) — tall and mighty (spoken)

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