Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「撼樹蚍蜉」, with more below.
Here’s the idiom 「撼樹蚍蜉」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Shake: shake. Ant: big ant. A big ant trying to shake the tree. A metaphor for people who overestimate their abilities.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
hàn shù pí fú
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ham2 syu6 pei4 fau4
The sheer number of Chinese idioms and their varied meanings make them fascinating to study. Let these materials assist you as you advance your Chinese skills and understanding.
