高不成低不就

gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù

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1. can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

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Child Words of 高不成低不就

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不成 不成 bù chéng: won't do
• 低 低 dī: low
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed
• 高 高 gāo: high