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蚍蜉撼大樹 (pei4 fau4 ham6 daai6 syu6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

蚍蜉撼大樹 (pei4 fau4 ham6 daai6 syu6, pí fú hàn dà shù) — lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom); fig. to overrate one's own strength; also written 蚍蜉撼樹|蚍蜉撼树[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 蚍 (pei4) — a type of large ant; mussels; various shellfish
• 蚍蜉 (pei4 fau4) — a type of large ant
• 蚍蜉撼樹 (pei4 fau4 ham6 syu6) — (lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself; to ov…
• 丕烈 (pei1 lit6) — Great achievement
• 丕績 (pei1 zek3) — Great achievement
• 仳離 (pei2 lei4) — break up, divorce

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