高不成低不就

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

Dictionary entry

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

What does 高不成低不就 mean?

高不成低不就 (gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

Character breakdown

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高Gāosurname Gao 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]低dīlow · beneath 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after

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高不成低不就

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

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