lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

Traditional: 癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 (lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom); fig. to try to punch above one's weight”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to try to punch above one's weight

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