have great ambition but little talent

have great ambition but little talent

It is a Chinese idiom, and its pinyin is zh ì Gu ǎ NGC á ISH ū, which means you have great ambition and talent. It comes from the Song Dynasty's Li Gang's playing Chen Yi Zhazi.

Idiom explanation

He has great ambition but few talents.

The origin of Idioms

Li Gang of the Song Dynasty wrote "the crime of today's Xun lies in his broad ambition and lack of talent. He has little strength and heavy responsibilities. He can't consult Suwa's good strategies, but is dedicated to his own use."