'Qing Ting Han Shi Zhu' means 'a dragonfly shaking a stone pillar'. This idiom is used to describe an act of overestimation of one's own strength or utter futility.
蜻蜓撼石柱 (qīng tíng hàn shí zhù) means a dragonfly trying to shake a stone pillar, used metaphorically to describe someone who overestimates their own strength and attempts the impossible, or something that is completely immovable.
| 成语 | 蜻蜓撼石柱 |
|---|---|
| 解释 | 比喻不自量力。也比喻纹丝不动。 |
| 拼音 | qīng tíng hàn shí zhù |
| 拼音码 | qthz |
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