不自量力 (bù zì liàng lì) | Meaning: (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

pride · arrogance · conceited · proud of sth骄傲jiāo ào

lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible · to invite disaster by overreaching oneself以卵击石yǐ luǎn jī shí

to have high standards but little ability · to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)眼高手低yǎn gāo shǒu dī

lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom) · fig. to try to punch above one's weight癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu

(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities