好高騖遠

好高騖遠

See also: 好高骛远

Chinese

		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 ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hàogāo-wùyuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ 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

1. bite off more than one can chew