蚍蜉撼树

Traditional: 蚍蜉撼樹

pí fú hàn shù

Dictionary entry

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

What does 蚍蜉撼树 mean?

蚍蜉撼树 (pí fú hàn shù) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2(fig.) to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities

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 树shùtree · CL:棵[ke1]

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蚍蜉撼树

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