蜻蜓撼石柱
qīng​tíng​hàn​shí​zhù

to overestimate one's capabilities

  • created reference approved 蜻蜓撼石柱 → 不自量力 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜻蜓撼石柱 qīng​tíng​hàn​shí​zhù

    不自量力 bú​zì​liàng​lì

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 蜻蜓撼石柱 · qīng​tíng​hàn​shí​zhù · to overestimate one's capabilities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蜻蜓撼石柱

    qīng​tíng​hàn​shí​zhù

    to overestimate one's capabilities

    (idiom) a dragonfly shaking a stone pillar; used to describe someone who tries to do something far beyond their strength or power

    蜻蜓 (literal) → 蜻蜓 · qīng​tíng · dragonfly 撼 (bound) → 撼 · hàn · to shake 石柱 (literal) → 石柱 · shí​zhù · stone pillar

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