Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「牆高基下」—details below.
Let’s dive into the idiom 「牆高基下」. Its definition and application are outlined below.
A metaphor for a person who has a high position but low talent and virtue.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qiáng gāo jī xià
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
cheung4 gou1 gei1 ha6
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