蚍蜉撼大树

Traditional: 蚍蜉撼大樹

pí fú hàn dà shù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 蚍蜉撼大树 mean?

蚍蜉撼大树 (pí fú hàn dà shù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)

2fig. to overrate one's own strength

3also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]

Character breakdown

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蚍píused in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2]蜉fúused in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2] · used in 蜉蝣[fu2 you2]撼hànto shake · to vibrate 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]

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