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高低不就

Mandarin · pinyin gāo dī bù jiù

Meanings

  1. 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
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高
gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
低
dī · low; to lower, hang, bend, bow
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
就
jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
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1–1–4–4 · gao1 di1 bu4 jiu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6

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高低不就 · gao1 di1 bu4 jiu4
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Exact source record高低不就 高低不就 [gao1 di1 bu4 jiu4] /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/