yàn​què'ān​zhī​hóng​hú​zhī​zhì

how can small fry understand the ambitions of the great

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燕雀安知鸿鹄之志/ 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yàn​què'ān​zhī​hóng​hú​zhī​zhì how can small fry understand the ambitions of the great

literally meaning "how can the swallow and sparrow know the will of the great swan"; used to describe how people with narrow minds or common goals cannot understand the grand visions of those with great ambition

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