蜉 | Definition | Mandarin Chinese Pinyin English Dictionary

Chinese English Pinyin Dictionary

蜉蝣

fú yóu
mayfly
蜉

fú
(dragon fly) (large ant) (wasp)
蚍蜉

pí fú
a type of large ant
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蚍蜉撼树 Trad. 蚍蜉撼樹

pí fú hàn shù
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree to overrate oneself (idiom)
撼树蚍蜉 Trad. 撼樹蚍蜉

hàn shù pí fú
lit. an ant trying to shake a tree to overrate oneself (idiom)
蚍蜉撼大树 Trad. 蚍蜉撼大樹

pí fú hàn dà shù
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[pi2 fu2 han4 shu4]