created reference approved 衔石填海/銜石填海 → 精卫/精衛 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衔石填海 / 銜石填海 xiánshítiánhǎi
精卫 / 精衛 jīngwèi
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 衔石填海/銜石填海 · xiánshítiánhǎi · to show indomitable will — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衔石填海 / 銜石填海
xiánshítiánhǎi
to show indomitable will
To show great determination and persistence in the face of daunting challenges, especially for revenge or to right a wrong; based on the legend of the [[精卫|精衛|jing1 wei4]] bird trying to fill the sea
衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to hold in the mouth 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 填 (literal) → 填 · tián · to fill in 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea
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created sense approved 衔石填海/銜石填海 · xiánshítiánhǎi · to labor in vain — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衔石填海 / 銜石填海
xiánshítiánhǎi
to labor in vain
To carry stones in one's beak to fill the sea; to engage in a futile or impossible task
衔 (literal) → 衔/銜 · xián · to hold in the mouth 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 填 (literal) → 填 · tián · to fill in 海 (literal) → 海 · hǎi · sea
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition