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燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì

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Definitions

1. lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
2. fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

Child Words of 燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

goal

(bound form) small bird

swan

to know

eastern bean goose

aspiration

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

(bound form) calm; peaceful

swan

a freckle