pí fú hàn dà shù

Traditional: 蚍蜉撼大樹

蚍蜉撼大树 (pí fú hàn dà shù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own strength; also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to overrate one's own strength
  3. 3also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]

Characters in 蚍蜉撼大树

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