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高低不就

Mandarin · pinyin gāo 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

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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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gou1 dai1 bat1 zau6

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