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

  1. 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?

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