高不凑低不就

高
高
不
不
凑
湊
低
低
不
不
就
就
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 and words in 高不凑低不就

高
ga̅o = g + ao1
surname Gao
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
高
ga̅o = g + ao1
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : A skyscraper.
高 = 亠 + 冋 + 口 : Just in front of the aorta, a huge skyscraper has been erected. It's an important building, so there's a control checkpoint at the entrance, and Guy Fawkes has been hired to stand guard. To make him look more dangerous, he wears a beret. However there's no-one to check, so Guy Fawkes is bored and eats a mandarin.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
凑
湊
còu = c + ou4
to gather together, pool or collect / to happen by chance / to move close to / to exploit an opportunity
凑 = 冫 + 奏 : The King of Chu (c) finds an abandoned popsicle (冫) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). He exploits this opportunity (凑) to play music (奏) by melting holes into the popsicle using a warm stream of water and thus creating a flute to play.
低
di̅ = di + Ø1
low / beneath / to lower (one's head) / to let droop / to hang down / to incline
低 = 亻 + 氐 : Dorothy Gale (di) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are in a hopeless situation. They are hanging down (低) from a foundation (氐) floating in front of the space station (Ø1) and away from it. In this hopeless situation their moods are very low (低) and they let their heads hang down (低).
就
jiù = ji + ou4
at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
就 = 京 + 尤 : Mnemonic symbol: somebody leaving the scene right away using jet packs.
就 = 京 + 尤 : Joan of Arc got a medal for having the most awesome underpants in the outhouse's bathroom. She is embarrassed for just wearing underpants anyway, so she leaves the scene on the spot using jet packs.
就
jiù = ji + ou4
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...

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