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 hànshùpífú
蚍蜉 pífú
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
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 hànshùpífú
蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹 pífúhànshù
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 撼树蚍蜉/撼樹蚍蜉 · hànshùpífú · one who ridiculously overrates themselves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
撼树蚍蜉 / 撼樹蚍蜉
hànshùpífú
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 · pífú · large ant
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition