粵

蚍pei4蜉fau4撼ham6樹syu6

simp蚍蜉撼树
pei4 fau4 ham6 syu6pí fú hàn shù

English

  1. (lit.) an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities
  3. to overrate or overestimate one's own abilities; literally: an ant trying to shake a big tree

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 不自量力

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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