癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉

癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
(癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉)

Definition lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight

Idiom It is a metaphor for people who have no self-knowledge and are bent on finding things that are impossible to obtain

Usage

中文释义见"癞虾蟆想吃天鹅肉"。

Characters 癞 (癩) lài 蛤 há/gé 蟆 má 想 xiǎng 吃 chī 天 tiān 鹅 (鵝) é 肉 ròu

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