癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉

laai3 haa1 maa4 soeng2 sik6 tin1 ngo4 juk6

literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe those who wants to go after someone that is out of their league [colloquial]

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. literal meaning: a toad lusting after a swan's flesh, a metaphor to describe those who wants to go after someone that is out of their league [colloquial]

Written Forms

癩蝦蟆想食天鵝肉Traditional · Main Form
癞虾蟆想食天鹅肉Alternate Form

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