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Usage of the character 蜉

[蜉]
  • (dragon fly)
  • (large ant)
  • (wasp)
pífú
蚍蜉
[蚍蜉]
  • a type of large ant
fúyóu
蜉蝣
[蜉蝣]
  • mayfly
hànshùpífú
撼树蚍蜉
[撼樹蚍蜉]
  • lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  • to overrate oneself (idiom)
pífúhànshù
蚍蜉撼树
[蚍蜉撼樹]
  • lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
  • to overrate oneself (idiom)
pífúhàndàshù
蚍蜉撼大树
[蚍蜉撼大樹]
  • 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 (pífúhànshù)