燕雀安知鸿鹄之志

yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhì

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

Traditional 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志

Meaning

yànquèānzhīhónghúzhīzhìyan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4
  1. lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom)
  2. fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

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