燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yànquèānzhīhóngzhīzhì

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)

    • How could a sparrow know the lofty aspirations of a swan?

  2. noun

    fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

    • How can a sparrow and swallow know the aspirations of a swan and wild goose?

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