Chinese–English

高不凑低不就

gāo bù còu dī bù jiù · gao bu cou di bu jiu

Traditional 高不湊低不就

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one
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