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Sentence
He was always coveting a high position, overestimating his own abilities.
Chinese (Simplified) Translation
他总是觊觎高位，并高估自己的能力。
Chinese (Traditional) Translation
他總是覬覦高位，並高估了自己的能力。
Korean Translation
그는 항상 높은 지위를 탐내며 자신의 능력을 과대평가하고 있었다.
Indonesian Translation
Dia selalu mengincar posisi tinggi dan melebih-lebihkan kemampuannya sendiri.
Vietnamese Translation
Anh ta luôn thèm muốn địa vị cao và đánh giá quá cao khả năng của mình.
Tagalog Translation
Palagi niyang hinahangad ang mataas na posisyon at labis niyang pinahahalagahan ang kanyang kakayahan.
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He was always coveting a high position, overestimating his own abilities.
He was always coveting a high position, overestimating his own abilities.
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彼は常に高い地位を覬み、自分の能力を過大評価していた。
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Hyōgai
kanji
uncommon
Japanese Meaning
高い地位や身分をむさぼり求めること / 身の程をわきまえずに人の地位や名誉をねらうこと
Easy Japanese Meaning
たかいくらいをほしがっててにいれようとねらうきもち
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
觊觎（希冀不当之物） / 贪求；垂涎 / 图谋高位
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
覬覦；圖謀取得 / 貪圖高位 / 起非分之想
Korean Meaning
높은 지위나 이익을 탐내다 / 남의 자리를 넘보다 / 기회를 엿보다
Indonesian
mengincar pangkat tinggi / berhasrat akan jabatan tinggi / mengidam kedudukan tinggi
Vietnamese Meaning
nhòm ngó địa vị cao / mưu cầu chức quyền / thèm muốn chức vị cao
Tagalog Meaning
paghahangad ng mataas na ranggo / pagnanasa sa mataas na katungkulan / pag-iimbot sa mataas na posisyon
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