What does 蚍蜉撼树 mean in Chinese?

蚍蜉撼树 (pí fú hàn shù) means "lit. an ant trying to shake a tree; to overrate oneself (idiom)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蚍蜉撼树?

蚍蜉撼树 is pronounced "pí fú hàn shù" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

蚍蜉撼树 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

蚍蜉撼树 is made up of the characters 蚍, 蜉, 撼, 树. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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蚍蜉撼树

pí fú hàn shù

lit. an ant trying to shake a tree; to overrate oneself (idiom)

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Traditional: 蚍蜉撼樹

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蚍蜉撼树 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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