可笑不自量 meaning in Chinese
cut a ridiculous figure because of self-overestimation; make a laughing-stock of oneself by overrating oneself; make oneself ridiculous by overestimating one's ability; ridiculously overrate oneself
Examples
- A tiny insect , trying to shake a mighty tree , is ludicrously ignorant of its own weakness .
蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。 - Like ants trying to shake a huge tree , ridiculously overrating themselves ; they were merely like ants trying to shake a giant tree. how they overrated themselves !
蚍蜉撼大树，可笑不自量。