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精卫填海

Jīng wèi tián hǎi phrase C2

Traditional: 精衛填海

  1. lit. mythical bird Jingwei tries to fill the ocean with stones (idiom); futile ambition
  2. task of Sisyphus
  3. determination in the face of impossible odds
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