yan3
gao1
shou3
di1
  1. to have high standards but little ability
  2. to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

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  • 眼 (眼): eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
  • 高 (高): surname Gao
  • 手 (手): hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill; CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
  • 低 (低): low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline

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