好高騖遠

See also: 好高骛远

Chinese

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|- ! !good; well; be fond of !high; tall !fast; greedy; run rapidly !far; distant; remote |- !trad. (好高騖遠) | 好 | 高 | 騖 | 遠 |- !simp. (好高骛远) | 好 | 高 | 骛 | 远 |}

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hàogāo-wùyuǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàogāo-wùyuǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawgauwuhyeuan
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u⁵¹ y̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵
  - Yale: hou gōu mouh yúhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyn⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ yun⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² jyːn¹³/

Idiom

好高騖遠

bite off more than one can chew

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