hàn​shù​pí​fú

one who ridiculously overrates themselves

  • created reference approved 撼树蚍蜉/撼樹蚍蜉 → 蚍蜉 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撼树蚍蜉 / 撼樹蚍蜉 hàn​shù​pí​fú

    蚍蜉 pí​fú

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 撼树蚍蜉/撼樹蚍蜉 → 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撼树蚍蜉 / 撼樹蚍蜉 hàn​shù​pí​fú

    蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹 pí​fú​hàn​shù

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 撼树蚍蜉/撼樹蚍蜉 · hàn​shù​pí​fú · one who ridiculously overrates themselves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    撼树蚍蜉 / 撼樹蚍蜉

    hàn​shù​pí​fú

    one who ridiculously overrates themselves

    Literally an ant trying to shake a tree; describes a person who ridiculously overestimates their own strength or attempts the impossible.

    撼 (literal) → 撼 · hàn · to shake 树 (literal) → 树/樹 · shù · tree 蚍蜉 (literal) → 蚍蜉 · pí​fú · large ant

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

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