蚍蜉撼树
pí​fú​hàn​shù

futile effort

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

    蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹 pí​fú​hàn​shù

    不自量力 bú​zì​liàng​lì

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created reference approved 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 → 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹 pí​fú​hàn​shù

    蚍蜉撼大树 / 蚍蜉撼大樹 pí​fú​hàn​dà​shù

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 · pí​fú​hàn​shù · futile effort — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蚍蜉撼树 / 蚍蜉撼樹

    pí​fú​hàn​shù

    futile effort

    lit. an ant trying to shake a tree; describes a tiny force attempting to move something far more powerful, showing a laughable lack of self-awareness regarding one's own limitations

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

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

    created sense