高不成,低不就
(Redirected from 高不成低不就)
Chinese
[edit]high; tall | not; no | finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth |
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 |
not; no | at once; then; right away at once; then; right away; only; (emphasis); to approach; to move towards; to undertake | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (高不成,低不就) | 高 | 不 | 成 | , | 低 | 不 | 就 | |
simp. #(高不成,低不就) | 高 | 不 | 成 | , | 低 | 不 | 就 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ , ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gao bù chéng, di bù jiòu
- Wade–Giles: kao1 pu4 chʻêng2, ti1 pu4 chiu4
- Yale: gāu bù chéng-, dī bù jyòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gau bu cherng, di bu jiow
- Palladius: гао бу чэн, ди бу цзю (gao bu čɛn, di bu czju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 bat1 sing4, dai1 bat1 zau6
- Yale: gōu bāt sìhng, dāi bāt jauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 bat7 sing4, dai1 bat7 dzau6
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 bed1 xing4, dei1 bed1 zeo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]高不成,低不就
- unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed (in choosing a job or one's spouse)
Synonyms
[edit]Categories:
- Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
- Cantonese lemmas
- Chinese idioms
- Mandarin idioms
- Cantonese idioms
- Chinese chengyu
- Mandarin chengyu
- Cantonese chengyu
- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 高
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 成
- Chinese terms spelled with 低
- Chinese terms spelled with 就