pí fú hàn shù

Traditional: 蚍蜉撼樹

蚍蜉撼树 (pí fú hàn shù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom); fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities

Characters in 蚍蜉撼树

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