kuā​fù​zhú​rì

to have grand ambitions

夸父逐日 kuā​fù​zhú​rì
to have grand ambitions
(of a person) to have the determination and courage to conquer nature or achieve a great task, based on the myth of 夸父 kuā​fù in the 山海经 shān​hǎi​jīng
to overestimate one's abilities
to attempt the impossible or overestimate one's own power, leading to failure, based on the myth of 夸父 kuā​fù in the 山海经 shān​hǎi​jīng

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