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Chinese
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toad; ugly person
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to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss |
eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
swan; Tian'e
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meat; flesh
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| trad. (癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉)
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癩蛤蟆
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想
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吃
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天鵝
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肉
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| simp. (癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉)
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癞蛤蟆
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想
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吃
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天鹅
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肉
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| alternative forms
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癩蝦蟆想吃天鵝肉／癞虾蟆想吃天鹅肉
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| Literally: “a toad wants to eat the meat of a swan”.
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Pronunciation
Proverb
癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉
- to be carried away by one's wishful thinking and overestimate one's abilities; to pursue something that is out of one's league
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