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眼高手低
yǎn​gāo​shǒu​dī

unrealistic expectations

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 眼高 yǎn​gāo
    to have high insight
    to have great discernment or high vision (often used in the idiom 眼高手低 yǎn​gāo​shǒu​dī)
  2. 手 shǒu noun
    skill
    a specific talent, skill, or method
  3. 低 dī adjective
    low
    close to the ground or bottom; of short height