桌子底下放风筝，想高也高不了桌子底下放風箏，想高也高不了桌子底下放風箏，想高也高不了

flying a kite under the table: it can't get high even if it wants to

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Said when conditions limit what someone can achieve, so they can't reach a high level.
Wordplay: 高 (gāo) means both 'high above the ground' and 'above the usual standard'.

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Simplified: 桌子底下放风筝，想高也高不了
Traditional (Taiwan): 桌子底下放風箏，想高也高不了
Pinyin: zhuōzi dǐxia fàng fēngzheng, xiǎng gāo yě gāo bù liǎo
Bopomofo: ㄓㄨㄛ ˙ㄗㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄥ ˙ㄓㄥ，ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄍㄠㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄠㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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