燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志

yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhì

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 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志

Meaning

yànquèyānzhīhónggǔzhīzhìyan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4
  1. 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?

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