蚍蜉撼大树

蚍蜉撼大树
hànshù

lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)

    • An ant shakes a great tree, ridiculous in not knowing its own limits.

  2. adjective

    fig. to overrate one's own strength

    • An ant trying to shake a great tree is ridiculous when one does not know one's own limits.

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