| 蜻蜓撼石柱 |
qīng tíng hàn shí zhù |
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities |
| 蜻 |
qīng |
see 蜻蜓 |
| 蜻蜓 |
qīng tíng |
dragonfly |
| 蜓 |
tíng |
see 蜻蜓 |
| 撼 |
hàn |
to shake / to vibrate |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 石柱 |
Shí zhù |
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Chongqing 重庆 |
| 石柱 |
shí zhù |
stela / upright stone / obelisk |
| 柱 |
zhù |
pillar / CL:根 |