pí​fú​hàn​shù

futile effort

Senses

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

References

synonym 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 不自量力/不自量力
same_as 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹
synonym 撼树蚍蜉/撼樹蚍蜉 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹
variant 蚍蜉撼大树/蚍蜉撼大樹 蚍蜉撼树/蚍蜉撼樹