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"glosses": [
"unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed (in choosing a job or one's spouse)"
],
"id": "en-高不成，低不就-zh-phrase-F3wJ~pdr",
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"high",
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"unwilling",
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"roman": "dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不湊，低不就／高不凑，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不輳，低不就／高不辏，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不湊，低不就／高不凑，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不輳，低不就／高不辏，低不就"
}
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"zh-pron": "gāo bù chéng, dī bù jiù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bat¹ sing⁴, dai¹ bat¹ zau⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "gāo bù chéng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bù jiù [Phonetic:gāo bù chéng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bú jiù]"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gao bù chéng, di bù jiòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "kao¹ pu⁴ chʻêng², ti¹ pu⁴ chiu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gāu bù chéng-, dī bù jyòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "gau bu cherng, di bu jiow"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "гао бу чэн"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "ди бу цзю"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "gao bu čɛn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "di bu czju"
},
{
"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gōu bāt sìhng, dāi bāt jauh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bat⁷ sing⁴, dai¹ bat⁷ dzau⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bed¹ xing⁴, dei¹ bed¹ zeo⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "高不成，低不就"
}
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"glosses": [
"unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed (in choosing a job or one's spouse)"
],
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"aim",
"aim"
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"high"
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"unwilling",
"unwilling"
],
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"lower",
"lower"
],
[
"too",
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],
[
"choosy",
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"Pinyin"
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"zh-pron": "gāo bù chéng, dī bù jiù"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bat¹ sing⁴, dai¹ bat¹ zau⁶"
},
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"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "gāo bù chéng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bù jiù [Phonetic:gāo bù chéng"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bú jiù]"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gao bù chéng, di bù jiòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "kao¹ pu⁴ chʻêng², ti¹ pu⁴ chiu⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gāu bù chéng-, dī bù jyòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "gau bu cherng, di bu jiow"
},
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"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "гао бу чэн"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "ди бу цзю"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "gao bu čɛn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "di bu czju"
},
{
"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
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"Sinological-IPA"
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"tags": [
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],
"zh-pron": "gōu bāt sìhng, dāi bāt jauh"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bat⁷ sing⁴, dai¹ bat⁷ dzau⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "gou¹ bed¹ xing⁴, dei¹ bed¹ zeo⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/kou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ tɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/"
}
],
"synonyms": [
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"roman": "dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不湊，低不就／高不凑，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不輳，低不就／高不辏，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不湊，低不就／高不凑，低不就"
},
{
"roman": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù",
"word": "高不輳，低不就／高不辏，低不就"
}
],
"word": "高不成，低不就"
}
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