好大喜功
hào​dà​xǐ​gōng

to crave greatness and success

  • created sense approved 好大喜功 · hào​dà​xǐ​gōng · to crave greatness and success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好大喜功

    hào​dà​xǐ​gōng

    to crave greatness and success

    to be ambitious for great achievements; to strive for extraordinary things, often implying that one is unrealistic, boastful, or overly fond of grandiose projects and showing off

    好 (literal) → 好 · hào · to be fond of 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 喜 (literal) → 喜 · xǐ · to like 功 (literal) → 功 · gōng · merit

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