yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì
Traditional: 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 (yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?”.
Meanings
- 1lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?