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蜻蜓撼石柱

Mandarin · pinyin qīng tíng hàn shí zhù

lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities

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1–2–4–2–4 · qing1 ting2 han4 shi2 zhu4

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cing1 ting4 ham6 sek6 cyu5

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