zhì
cái
shū

idiom

Meaning of 志大才疏

志大才疏 means to have lofty ambitions but insufficient talent; to aspire to great things but lack the ability to achieve them. Pronounced zhì dà cái shū.

  • to have lofty ambitions but insufficient talent; to aspire to great things but lack the ability to achieve them

Definitions & Examples

zhì
cái
shū
 
zǒng
shì
zhì
dìng
hóng
wěi
de
huà
què
hěn
shǎo
néng
wán
chéng
 

He has high ambitions but insufficient talent, always making grand plans but rarely completing them.

Zhè
wèi
nián
qīng
de
chuàng
zhě
zhì
cái
shū
 
gōng
hěn
kuài
dǎo
le
 

This young entrepreneur had great ambitions but insufficient ability, and his company soon went bankrupt.

Zhì
cái
shū
de
rén
cháng
cháng
yǎn
gāo
shǒu
 

People with high aspirations but little talent often aim too high and perform too low.