Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 眼高手低 yǎn gāo shǒu dī

Chinese idiom

眼高手低
To be picky but incompetent
(yǎn gāo shǒu dī)

 

A: Have you found a job?
你找到工作了没有？
(nǐ zhǎodào gōngzuò le méiyǒu?)

 

B: Yeah, but I don't really want to take it.
嗯,就是不太想去。
(en, jiùshì bú tài xiǎngqù.)

A: The salary isn't good enough?
薪水不高？
(xīnshǔi bùgāo?)

 

B: And it's just a regular post.
而且只是普通职员啊。
(érqiě zhǐshì pǔtōng zhíyuán a.)

 

A: Don't be picky but incompetent. Enrich yourself first!
别眼高手低,先充实自己吧！
(bié yǎngāo shǒudī, xiān chōngshí zìjǐ ba!)

 

A: OK.
好吧。
(hǎoba.)