燕雀安知鸿鹄之志
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhìyanqueanzhihonghuzhizhi
- 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?
yàn què ān zhī hóng hú zhī zhìyanqueanzhihonghuzhizhi
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