夸父逐日

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Chinese

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Kua Fu
to pursue; to chase; individually
to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one
 
day; sun; date
day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)
 
trad. (夸父逐日) 夸父
simp. #(夸父逐日) 夸父
alternative forms 夸父追日
Literally:Kua Fu chases the sun”.

Etymology

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See Kua Fu on Wikipedia for the background story.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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夸父逐日

  1. (figurative, derogatory) to not know one's limitations; to overestimate one's abilities
  2. (figurative) to be willing to overcome all obstacles to reach one's goal.

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