蚍 {pí}

a type of large ant

蚍蜉 pei⁴ fau⁴ {pí fú}

a type of large ant

蚍蜉撼樹〔---树〕 pei⁴ fau⁴ ham⁶ syu⁶ {pí fú hàn shù}

1. lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
2. to overrate oneself (idiom)

蚍蜉撼大樹〔----树〕 pei⁴ fau⁴ ham⁶ daai⁶ syu⁶ {pí fú hàn dà shù}

1. lit. an ant trying to shake a big tree (idiom)
2. fig. to overrate one's own strength
3. also written 蚍蜉撼樹