癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉

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Chinese

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toad; ugly person
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 meat; flesh
trad. (癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉) 癩蛤蟆 天鵝
simp. (癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉) 癞蛤蟆 天鹅
alternative forms 癩蝦蟆想吃天鵝肉癞虾蟆想吃天鹅肉
Literally: “a toad wants to eat the meat of a swan”.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

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癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉

  1. 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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