才高八斗 — Chinese idiom
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
Meaning
- of great talent
Character by character
- 才cáiability, talent, gift; just, only
- 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated
- 八bāeight; all around, all sides
- 斗dǒuto struggle, to fight, to contend; measuring cup
Idioms sharing a character
- 人才济济 rén cái jǐ jǐ
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
- 博学多才 bó xué duō cái
- 天妒英才 tiān dù yīng cái
- 德才兼备 dé cái jiān bèi
- 恃才傲物 shì cái ào wù
- 爱才若渴 ài cái ruò kě
- 怀才不遇 huái cái bù yù
- 才兼文武 cái jiān wén wǔ
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén
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