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蚍蜉撼大树

pí fú hàn dà shù

Definitions

  • lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
  • fig. to overrate one's own strength
  • also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pí fú hàn shù]