燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhì
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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Traditional: 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志
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- (idiom) lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
- fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
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Related Words
燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志(yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì)— lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?
→一叶知秋(yī yè zhī qiū)— lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
→人穷志不穷(rén qióng zhì bù qióng)— poor but with great ambitions (idiom)
→燕雀乌鹊(yàn què wū què)— lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry
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