夸父追日
kuā​fù​zhuī​rì

Kuafu chases the sun

  • created reference approved 夸父追日 → 夸父逐日 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夸父追日 kuā​fù​zhuī​rì

    夸父逐日 kuā​fù​zhú​rì

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 夸父追日 · kuā​fù​zhuī​rì · Kuafu chases the sun — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    夸父追日

    kuā​fù​zhuī​rì

    Kuafu chases the sun

    A mythological figure who chased the sun; used to describe a person with great determination to conquer nature, or to mock someone who overestimates their own abilities.

    夸父 (literal) → 夸父 · kuā​fù · Kua Fu 追 (literal) → 追 · zhuī · to chase 日 (literal) → 日 · rì · sun

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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