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眼高手低 (ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

眼高手低 (ngaan5 gou1 sau2 dai1, yǎn gāo shǒu dī) — to have high standards but little ability; to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

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beyond HSK

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