Chinese–English
精卫填海
Jīng wèi tián hǎi · jing wei tian hai
Traditional 精衛填海
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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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