高不成低不就

gao1 bu4 cheng2 di1 bu4 jiu4

can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one

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高不成低不就|高不成低不就 [gāo bù chéng dī bù jiù] ► can't reach the high or accept the low (idiom); not good enough for a high post, but too proud to take a low one