great ambition but little talent

great ambition but little talent

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á ISH ū zh ì D à, which means that although the ambition is large and the talent is insufficient, it is sometimes used as a modest word. It comes from the poem of strong wind climbing the city by Lu You of Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Interpretation means that although the ambition is great, the talent is insufficient. Sometimes it is used as a modest word.

Idioms and allusions

Lu You, who was born in the Song Dynasty, wrote in his poem "Fengfeng Dengcheng poem": "I'm not satisfied with my talent and ambition, but I'm laughed at by the western family."

Discrimination of words

Great ambition but few talent