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Home / Idiom / 志大才疏

have great ambition but little talent · have high aspirations but little ability · hitch one's wagon to a star

志大才疏
zhì dà cái shū
zh+ì·4th toned+à·4th tonec+ái·2nd tonesh+ū·1st tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to have high standards but little ability · to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)眼高手低yǎn gāo shǒu dīincompetence · inability · incapable · powerless无能wú néngnot having any special skill · without any qualifications一无所长yī wú suǒ cháng
Antonyms
intelligent and capable (idiom)精明强干jīng míng qiáng gànhandling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily游刃有余yóu rèn yǒu yúlit. to support the sky as a single pillar (idiom) · fig. to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders一柱擎天yī zhù qíng tiān