have grandiose aims but puny abilities

have grandiose aims but puny abilities

The Chinese idiom, pronounced y ǎ ng ā OSH ǒ UD ī, means that the standard is very high (even unrealistic), but in fact they can't do it themselves. From the book with Wu Zhongmu.

There are a lot of ideas in common use among the people. They think it's very easy to realize and they can do it easily, but they are unwilling or lazy to do it.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: ambitious, incompetent, ambitious [antonym]: seeking truth from facts, acting according to one's ability

Idiom usage

This is called having a high eye but a low hand, great ambition but few talent, and no result. Mao Zedong's eight part opposition

The origin of Idioms

Chen Que's book with Wu Zhongmu in the Qing Dynasty: "for example, the family of Cao Gu always studies poverty and does not write lightly, but has a good eye and a good hand