蚍蜉撼树

Traditional form:

蚍蜉撼樹

Pinyin (reading):

pífúhànshù

Definitions:

• lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom)
• fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities

Characters:

• 蚍 - mussels, shellfish
• 蜉 - wasp; mayfly; large ant
• 撼 - to incite, to move, to shake
• 树 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish

Traditional characters:

• 蚍 - mussels, shellfish
• 蜉 - wasp; mayfly; large ant
• 撼 - to incite, to move, to shake
• 樹 - tree; to plant; to set up, to establish