yàn​què​yān​zhī​hóng​gǔ​zhī​zhì

how can small people understand the ambitions of the great

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燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志/ 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yàn​què​yān​zhī​hóng​gǔ​zhī​zhì how can small people understand the ambitions of the great

Literally "how can a sparrow know the will of a great swan"; used to mean that common people cannot possibly understand the lofty goals or ambitions of a great person.

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