燕雀安知鸿鹄志燕雀安知鴻鵠志燕雀安知鴻鵠志

how could a sparrow know the ambitions of a swan

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Ordinary people can't grasp the lofty aims of the ambitious. Often said by or of one with high aims.

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Simplified: 燕雀安知鸿鹄志
Traditional (Taiwan): 燕雀安知鴻鵠志
Pinyin: yànquè'ānzhīhónghúzhì
Bopomofo: ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄢㄓㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ

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