高不湊低不就 [ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄡˋ ㄉㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ; gao1 bu4 cou4 di1 bu4 jiu4] 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 ◄ ►