高嶺の花（たかねのはな）
JLPT N2 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 6)
Meaning: a flower on a high peak (out of reach)
Example sentences
- その車は私には高嶺の花だ。 — That car is out of my reach.
- 憧れの人は高嶺の花だった。 — The person I admired was unattainable.
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