"好高騖遠" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /hou̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² jyːn¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /xɑʊ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ u⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /hou̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² jyːn¹³/ Chinese transliterations: hàogāowùyuǎn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hàogāowùyuǎn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], hàogaowùyuǎn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hao⁴-kao¹-wu⁴-yüan³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], hàu-gāu-wù-ywǎn [Mandarin, Yale], hawgauwuhyeuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], хаогао’уюань [Mandarin, Palladius], xaogao’ujuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], hou gōu mouh yúhn [Cantonese, Yale], hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyn⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ yun⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 好高騖遠
  1. to bite off more than one can chew Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 貪多嚼不爛/贪多嚼不烂 (tān duō jiáo bù làn), 貪多嚼不爛 (tān duō jiáo bù làn), 贪多嚼不烂 (tān duō jiáo bù làn)
    Sense id: en-好高騖遠-zh-phrase-TGd4qtKj Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

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          "roman": "tān duō jiáo bù làn",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyun⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "hàogāowùyuǎn"
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      "zh-pron": "hao⁴-kao¹-wu⁴-yüan³"
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      "zh-pron": "hawgauwuhyeuan"
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      "zh-pron": "хаогао’уюань"
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      "zh-pron": "xaogao’ujuanʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ jyn⁵"
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      "zh-pron": "hou³ gou¹ mou⁶ yun⁵"
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      "ipa": "/hou̯³³ kou̯⁵⁵ mou̯²² jyːn¹³/"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄏㄠˋ ㄍㄠ ㄨˋ ㄩㄢˇ"
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      "roman": "tān duō jiáo bù làn",
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      "word": "贪多嚼不烂"
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