蚍蜉撼樹

Chinese

shake; to incite tree
trad. (蚍蜉撼樹) 蚍蜉 撼 樹
simp. (蚍蜉撼树) 蚍蜉 撼 树
Literally: “a big ant shaking a tree”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

蚍蜉撼樹

  1. to ridiculously overrate oneself; to be self-important

Synonyms

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