ZH TH VI EN DE ES IT FR ML
have high standards but little ability
anspruchsvoll, aber inkompetent sein
essere meticolosi ma incompetenti
être fastidieux mais incompétent
ser fastidioso pero incompetente
257 Modest and rude 谦虚, 骄傲 (qiānxū, jiāo’ào) have high standards but little ability 17 眼高手低 [-] yǎngāo shǒudī (eye-high-hand-low) have high standards but little ability: 他没什么真本事, ~. He has high aspirations but low abilities. || 年轻人找工作往往~. When young people look for work, they often have high expectations for job positions but little ability. '