蚍蜉撼樹 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 蚍蜉撼樹

蚍蜉撼樹 (蚍蜉撼树)

Definition lit. an ant trying to shake a tree / to overrate oneself (idiom)

Idiom The ant wants to shake the tree / Metaphor of self-defense

Usage

Antonym 不自量力

中文释义见"蚍蜉撼大树"。

Characters 蚍 pí 蜉 fú 撼 hàn 树 (樹) shù

COMMON WORDS WITH 蚍蜉撼樹
	蚍蜉撼大樹 ( 蚍蜉撼大树 ) pí fú hàn dà shù lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom) / fig. to overrate one's own strength / also written 蚍蜉撼樹\|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4] ( 蚍蜉撼大树 )

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