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志大才疏
zhì​dà​cái​shū

to have great ambition but little talent

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 志 zhì noun
    will
    aspiration; ideal; ambition; the will to achieve something
  2. 大 dà adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  3. 才 cái noun
    talent
    (bound form) talent; remarkable ability; gift
  4. 疏 shū
    shallow
    (bound form) shallow in knowledge; empty; superficial