created reference approved 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹 → 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蚍蜉撼大树 / 蚍蜉撼大樹 pífúhàndàshù
蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹 pífúhànshù
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹 → 蚍蜉 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蚍蜉撼大树 / 蚍蜉撼大樹 pífúhàndàshù
蚍蜉 pífú
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹 · pífúhàndàshù · to overrate one's own strength — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蚍蜉撼大树 / 蚍蜉撼大樹
pífúhàndàshù
to overrate one's own strength
literally an ant trying to shake a big tree; used as an idiom to describe someone who ridiculously overrates their own power or influence
蚍蜉 (literal) → 蚍蜉 · pífú · large ant 撼 (literal) → 撼 · hàn · to shake 大树 (literal) → 大树/大樹 · dàshù · big tree
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition