蚍蜉

蚍蜉

pífú

[a species of big ant] 一种大蚂蚁

蚍蜉撼大树

pífú hàn dàshù

[an ant trying to shake a big tree—ridiculously overrating one's own strength;futile effort] 撼:摇动。蚂蚁想摇动大树。比喻不自量力

蚍蜉撼大树,可笑不自量。——唐·韩愈《昌黎先生集》

亦作“蚍蜉撼树”

另，亦作紫荆花的别名。