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The word "蚍蜉撼树" is formed by directly combining four characters: "蚍蜉" refers to large ants, "撼" means to shake, and "树" means tree, resulting in a literal phrase meaning "ants shaking a tree", which serves as an idiom structured as a subject-verb-object sequence to depict an action.

Word Definition - 蚍蜉撼树

pí fú hàn shù lit. an ant trying to shake a tree (idiom); fig. to overrate oneself; to overestimate one's capabilities

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