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精卫填海

jīng wèi tián hǎi

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
  2. 2. task of Sisyphus
  3. 3. determination in the face of impossible odds