螞蟻緣槐
ants on the locust tree
～夸大國，蚍蜉撼樹談何易。(毛澤東詞《和郭沫若同志》)Ants on the locust tree assume of great-uation swagger. And mayflies lightly plot to topple the giant tree. (Mao Zedong’s poem Reply to Comrade Guo Moruo)
螞蟻緣槐mǎ yǐ yuán huái
緣：順著；槐：槐樹。螞蟻順著槐樹上上下下地爬，比喻自以為了不起。Ants climb up and down the locust, meaning self-conceited people, little people inflated with pride