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Jyutping gou1 bat1 ho2 paan1
Pinyin gāo bù kě pān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    形容​一樣​嘢​好​難​到​達
    (lit.) too high to reach (fig.) unattainable
    • 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?
      呢樖树咁高,简直系高不可攀,你叫我点摘个苹果落嚟俾你呀?
      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?
  2. 語句
    形容​人​高高在上​,​其他人​好難​接近
    (of people) unapproachable
    • 呢個有錢女下下出入都有司機保鑣傍住,真係高不可攀。
      呢个有钱女下下出入都有司机保镳傍住,真系高不可攀。
      This rich girl is surrounded by drivers and bodyguards when she is out. She is unapproachable to us.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢樖树咁高,简直系高不可攀,你叫我点摘个苹果落嚟俾你呀?
    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?
  2. Cantonese
    呢个有钱女下下出入都有司机保镳傍住,真系高不可攀。
    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.