好高骛远(hào gāo wù yuǎn)

4 charactersTrad. 好高騖遠

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
hào gāo wù yuǎn
Meaning
to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
好高騖遠

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