be unable to achieve one's heart's desire but unwilling to accept less(gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù)

be unable to achieve one's heart's desire but unwilling to accept less

The Pinyin g ā ob ù ch é NGD ī B ù Ji ù is a word

Entry

If high is not enough, low is not enough.

Phonetic notation

gāobùchéngdībùjiù

explain

On: accommodation. The high cannot get it, and the low disdains to give in. Describe a job or marriage dilemma.

source

In the Song Dynasty, Chen Shidao's suchaicheng poem: "it's not for chatting, it's not for the common people, it's just for the high and low." Ren Yuan's note: "it is said in Yuefu Qu:" you can't come from high, you can't come from low. "

usage

Complex sentence; predicate, clause; describe a dilemma

words whose meaning is similar

High and low, high and low

Examples

In fact, I've paid attention to it, but it's always the same. Bing Xin's "Dong'Er girl" is always "~" in the final analysis. This is not a bad word. Although she has no high goal, she can't "do her best"!

Chinese PinYin : gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù