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蚍蜉撼树
蚍蜉撼樹
pífúhànshù
1. lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
2. to overrate oneself (idiom)

Character Breakdown

蚍
pí
mussels, shellfish
10 丶
蜉
fú
wasp; mayfly; large ant
13 丶
撼
hàn
to incite, to move, to shake
HSK 6 16 丶
树
shù
tree; to plant; to set up, to establish
HSK 3 9 丶

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