See 高不湊，低不就 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"Synonym of 高不成，低不就 (gāo bù chéng, dī bù jiù, “unable to aim high but unwilling to aim lower; too choosy to succeed”)"
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"zh-pron": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù"
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"bopomofo"
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"zh-pron": "ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄡˋ"
},
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"zh-pron": "ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
},
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"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "gāo bù còu"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bù jiù [Phonetic:gāo bú còu"
},
{
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"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "dī bú jiù]"
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"zh-pron": "gao bù còu, di bù jiòu"
},
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"zh-pron": "kao¹ pu⁴ tsʻou⁴, ti¹ pu⁴ chiu⁴"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gāu bù tsòu-, dī bù jyòu"
},
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],
"zh-pron": "gau bu tsow, di bu jiow"
},
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"zh-pron": "гао бу цоу"
},
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"zh-pron": "ди бу цзю"
},
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"tags": [
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"zh-pron": "gao bu cou"
},
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"tags": [
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"Palladius"
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"zh-pron": "di bu czju"
},
{
"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
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"zh-pron": "gāo bù còu, dī bù jiù"
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"zh-pron": "ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄡˋ"
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"zh-pron": "gāo bù còu"
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},
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"zh-pron": "gao bù còu, di bù jiòu"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "kao¹ pu⁴ tsʻou⁴, ti¹ pu⁴ chiu⁴"
},
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"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "gāu bù tsòu-, dī bù jyòu"
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"zh-pron": "gau bu tsow, di bu jiow"
},
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"zh-pron": "гао бу цоу"
},
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"zh-pron": "ди бу цзю"
},
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"zh-pron": "gao bu cou"
},
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"zh-pron": "di bu czju"
},
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"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
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"ipa": "/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
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"word": "高不湊，低不就"
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