hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

to aim too high

  • created reference approved 好高骛远/好高騖遠 → 脚踏实地/腳踏實地 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好高骛远 / 好高騖遠 hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

    脚踏实地 / 腳踏實地 jiǎo​tà​shí​dì

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  • created reference approved 好高骛远/好高騖遠 → 实事求是/實事求是 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好高骛远 / 好高騖遠 hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

    实事求是 / 實事求是 shí​shì​qiú​shì

    antonym

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  • created reference approved 好高骛远/好高騖遠 → 好高务远/好高務遠 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好高骛远 / 好高騖遠 hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

    好高务远 / 好高務遠 hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

    variant

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  • created sense approved 好高骛远/好高騖遠 · hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn · to aim too high — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    好高骛远 / 好高騖遠

    hào​gāo​wù​yuǎn

    to aim too high

    (idiom) to pursue unrealistic or overly ambitious goals; to bite off more than one can chew.

    好 (literal) → 好 · hào · to be fond of 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high 骛 (literal) → 骛/騖 · wù · to seek 远 (literal) → 远/遠 · yuǎn · far

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