We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「意廣才疏」, with its explanation below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「意廣才疏」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Yi: desire, ambition. He has great ambitions, but limited talents. It means having great ambitions but little talent.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yì guǎng cái shū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi3 gwong2 choi4 so1
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

