精卫填海 (Jīng wèi tián hǎi): lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones ; futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds

精Jīng卫wèi填tián海hǎi

lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones ; futile ambition; task of Sisyphus; determination in the face of impossible odds

A drowned girl became a bird and spent eternity dropping pebbles into the sea that took her. Ambiguous by design: unbreakable determination, or an impossible task pursued anyway.