xué​jiū​xiào​péng

small minds mocking great ambition

Senses

鸴鸠笑鹏/ 鷽鳩笑鵬 xué​jiū​xiào​péng small minds mocking great ambition

(idiom, from Zhuangzi) the small dove laughs at the great peng bird; a metaphor for those of narrow vision ridiculing those with great talent or lofty ambitions

References

synonym 夜郎自大/夜郎自大 鸴鸠笑鹏/鷽鳩笑鵬