高不凑低不就

Traditional form:

高不湊低不就

Pinyin (reading):

gāobùcòudībùjiù

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 凑 - to piece together, to assemble
• 低 - low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near

Traditional characters:

• 高 - tall, lofty; high, elevated
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 湊 - to piece together, to assemble
• 低 - low; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 就 - just, simply; to go to; to approach, near