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Open the tool →蚊虻负山 (wén méng fù shān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be given a heavy responsibility far beyond one's capability”.
蚊虻负山 is pronounced wén méng fù shān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 蚊虻负山 means “Mosquitoes and gnats carrying mountains”. It is used to mean “to be given a heavy responsibility far beyond one's capability”.
蚊虻:吸血的昆虫。以蚊虫的力量能背山。比喻力弱者担重任,难以信任