- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
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眼高手低
眼高手低
to have high standards but little ability
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to have high standards but little ability
- ，。
He always has high standards but poor execution, and can't do anything well.
- 貳形adjective
to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
- ，。
He always aims high but his skills fall short, so he can't do anything well.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
眼高手低
Traditional眼
to have high standards but little ability
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to have high standards but little ability
- ，。
He always has high standards but poor execution, and can't do anything well.
- 貳形adjective
to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
- ，。
He always aims high but his skills fall short, so he can't do anything well.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 艮(hard; stop)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Two eyes looking straight ahead, stubborn and resolute like the character for "firm."
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
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