燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志

yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4

lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

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燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志|燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 [yàn què yān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhì] ► lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?