蚍蜉撼树 (蚍蜉撼樹)
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Pinyin
Definition
蚍蜉撼树 (蚍蜉撼樹)
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- lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
- to overrate oneself (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
撼树蚍蜉
- 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
- 2 to overrate oneself (idiom)
蚍蜉撼大树
- 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
- 2 fig. to overrate one's own strength
- 3 also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pí fú hàn shù]
蚍蜉撼树
- 1 lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
- 2 to overrate oneself (idiom)
蜻蜓撼石柱
- 1 lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities