高不凑低不就 | Chinese meaning

高不凑低不就【gāo bù còu 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

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

HSK 11

含义high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189

拼音gāo

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

HSK 7-9

含义piece together, assemble

拼音còu

HSK 21

含义low; to lower, hang, bend, bow

拼音dī

HSK 11

含义just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near

拼音jiù