精卫填海

jīng wèi tián hǎi

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 精卫填海

to fill or stuff

ocean

essence

land reclamation

mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wá] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[yán dì]

to guard