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精卫填海

Jīng wèi tián hǎi · jing wei tian hai

Traditional 精衛填海

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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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