Usage of the character 蜉
fú
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)