精衛填海

Simplified: 精卫填海

jīngwèitiánhǎi ㄐㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄞˇ

    • lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom) futile ambition
    • task of Sisyphus
    • determination in the face of impossible odds

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