眼闊肚窄

Chinese
eye rich; wide; broad belly; tripe narrow
trad. (眼闊肚窄) 眼 闊 肚 窄
simp. (眼阔肚窄) 眼 阔 肚 窄
Literally: “The eyes are wide, but the belly is narrow”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

眼闊肚窄

  1. (Cantonese) to have eyes bigger than one's stomach; to bite off more than one can chew

Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 眼大肚子小 (“to have eyes bigger than one's stomach”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 眼大肚子小
Cantonese Guangzhou 眼闊肚窄
Hong Kong 眼闊肚窄, 眼大肚窄
Hakka Meixian 眼闊肚狹
Southern Min Shantou 目大肚細
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