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鸴鸠笑鹏
xué​jiū​xiào​péng

small minds mocking great ambition

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鸴鸠笑鹏 鷽鳩笑鵬 xué​jiū​xiào​péng
small minds mocking great ambition
(idiom, from Zhuangzi) the small dove laughs at the great peng bird; a metaphor for those of narrow vision ridiculing those with great talent or lofty ambitions

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  • 夜郎自大 yè​láng​zì​dà