poor in talent but very ambitious(kōng fù gāo xīn)

poor in talent but very ambitious

Empty stomach, high heart, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is k ō NGF ù g ā ox ī n, which means empty and arrogant. There is no real talent to describe. It comes from the contradiction of Tang Zhiyan.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Dingbao's "Tang Zhiyan · contradiction" of the Five Dynasties, it is said that "if the false gold is plated with real gold, if it is real gold, it is not plated with gold. In ten years, Chang'an has won the first place. Why should we use high heart on an empty stomach? "

Idiom usage

Lu Xun's "grave · on" Damn it! " 》"As for the big family name, it's really just inherited from the ancestors. It's arrogant and arrogant with the old business. Of course, it makes people impatient."

Analysis of Idioms

High vision but low hand

Chinese PinYin : kōng fù gāo xīn