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chinese idiom for striving to surpass one's father

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夸父追日

kuā fù zhuī rì

古代神话,夸父为了追赶太阳,渴极了,喝了黄河、渭河的水还不够,又往别处去找水,半路上就渴死了。他遗下的木杖,后来变成一片树林,叫做邓林(见于《山海经·海外北经》)。后来用“夸父追日”比喻决心大或不自量力。

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