癞 蛤 蟆 想 吃 天 鹅 肉

lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròudictionary entry

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) / fig. to try to punch above one's weight

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癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉 癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉 [lai4 ha2 ma5 xiang3 chi1 tian1 e2 rou4] /lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)/fig. to try to punch above one's weight/

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