蚍蜉撼大木 — “An ant trying to shake a huge tree”
蚍蜉撼大木 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overestimate one's own power or influence and attempt something far beyond one's capabilities, an utterly futile endeavor, like an ant trying to shake a huge tree”. Literally, “An ant trying to shake a huge tree”.
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What does 蚍蜉撼大木 mean?
蚍蜉撼大木 (pí fú hàn dà mù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to overestimate one's own power or influence and attempt something far beyond one's capabilities, an utterly futile endeavor, like an ant trying to shake a huge tree”.
How do you pronounce 蚍蜉撼大木?
蚍蜉撼大木 is pronounced pí fú hàn dà mù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蚍蜉撼大木 literally mean?
Literally, 蚍蜉撼大木 means “an ant trying to shake a huge tree”. It is used to mean “to overestimate one's own power or influence and attempt something far beyond one's capabilities, an utterly futile endeavor, like an ant trying to shake a huge tree”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蚍蜉撼大木?
撼：摇动。蚂蚁想摇动大树。比喻不自量力