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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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蜻: qīng · dragonfly
蜓: tíng · dragonfly
撼: hàn · move, shake; (Cant.) to fight
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
柱: zhù · pillar, post; support; lean on

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

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