高不可攀
gou1 bat1 ho2 paan1gāo bù kě pān
English
- too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
- (lit.) too high to reach (fig.) unattainable
- (of people) unapproachable
粵語 — Cantonese
- 形容一樣嘢好難到達
- 形容人高高在上,其他人好難接近
Examples
呢個有錢女下下出入都有司機保鑣傍住,真係高不可攀。
This rich girl is surrounded by drivers and bodyguards when she is out. She is unapproachable to us.
呢樖樹咁高,簡直係高不可攀,你叫我點摘個蘋果落嚟俾你呀?
This tree is so tall that the apples on it are too high to reach. How is it possible for me to pick some apples from there? ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk