高不凑低不就高不湊低不就

gāo bù còu dī bù jiù

Meaning

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gāotall, lofty; high, elevated亠口冋不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一凑còuto piece together, to assemble冫奏低dīlow; to lower, to hang; to bend, to bow亻氐就jiùjust, simply; to go to; to approach, near京尤