qīng tíng hàn shí zhù

蜻蜓撼石柱 (qīng tíng hàn shí zhù) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities

Characters in 蜻蜓撼石柱

蜻qīng · see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]蜓tíng · see 蜻蜓[qing1 ting2]撼hàn · to shake石dàn · dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters柱zhù · pillar

Related words

石头stone钻石diamond石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters石rock石surname Shi石油oil震撼to shake岩石(geology) rock宝石precious stone; gem陨石meteorite支柱mainstay柱pillar

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