眼高

yǎngāo
  1. haughty
  2. contemptuous
  3. to have high expectations

CEDICT

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重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 眼 yǎn
  1. (often used with 一 yī) a look; a glance
  2. small hole
  3. (bound form) salient point
  4. classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc

classifiers: 隻, 雙
2 高 gāo
  1. high
  2. tall
  3. above average
  4. loud
  5. your (honorific)

Containing this entry

眼高手低 yǎngāoshǒudī
  1. to have high standards but little ability
  2. to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)

Related entries

奡 ào
  1. haughty
  2. vigorous
牛氣 niúqi
  1. (coll.) haughty
  2. overbearing
  3. (economics) bullish
驕矜 jiāojīn
  1. haughty
  2. proud
傲岸 àoàn
  1. proud
  2. haughty
傲慢 àomàn
  1. arrogant
  2. haughty
老人採取了傲慢的態度。

The old man assumed an impudent attitude.

Source: Tatoeba

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