Lingaku- lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
- fig. to try to punch above one's weight
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- to try to punch above one's weight
This idiom is used to describe someone who is ambitiously pursuing something that is beyond their capabilities or status.
He is trying to punch above his weight, and in the end, he will only hurt himself.
She is trying to aim higher, wanting to marry that wealthy businessman.
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lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉to try to punch above one's weightlài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉de的yuàn wàng愿望the wish of a toad to eat swan meatlài há ma癞蛤蟆bù zì liàng lì不自量力the toad overestimates itselflài há ma癞蛤蟆Yě也yǒu有chūn tiān春天even a toad can have its dayjiàn见lài癞há ma蛤蟆bù不xián嫌Chǒu丑to not judge by appearancelài há ma癞蛤蟆xiǎng想dāng当pàng zi胖子a toad wants to be a fat one (ambition beyond reach)lài há ma癞蛤蟆de的bái rì mèng白日梦the toad's daydreamsmèng xiǎng梦想zhāo着chī吃tiān é天鹅ròu肉dreaming of eating swan meatyú与lài癞gé蛤má蟆tóng同háng行to associate with those who aim too highlài há ma癞蛤蟆de的shē wàng奢望the toad's unrealistic aspirationsbù pà不怕lài há ma癞蛤蟆not afraid of toads (facing challenges)lài há ma癞蛤蟆fèn nèi分内zhī之shì事the toad's own business (knowing one's limits)