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Chinese
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shake; to incite
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big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
tree
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| trad. (蚍蜉撼大樹)
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蚍蜉
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撼
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大
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樹
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| simp. (蚍蜉撼大树)
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蚍蜉
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撼
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大
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树
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| Literally: “a giant ant shaking a big tree”.
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Etymology
Coined by Han Yu in his poem To Zhang Ji: A Playful Reproach:
蚍蜉撼大樹，可笑不自量。
蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。 - From: c. 816 or 798, 韓愈,《調張籍》
- Pífú hàn dàshù, kěxiào bùzìliàng.
- How ridiculous are those big ants / That conspire to shake the gigantic tree.
Pronunciation
Idiom
蚍蜉撼大樹
- synonym of 蚍蜉撼樹 / 蚍蜉撼树 (pífúhànshù)