a braggadocio , miscalculating his strength , conceived the vain ambition of overtaking the fleeting rays of the sun(kuā fù zhú rì)

a braggadocio , miscalculating his strength , conceived the vain ambition of overtaking the fleeting rays of the sun
Kua Fu is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Ku Fu Zhen Zhen R, which means that Kuafu pursues the sun desperately. It is a metaphor of ambition, and a metaphor of self-determination. It is from the "Shanhai Jing · overseas North classics", and see "Lizi Tang asked".
Idioms and allusions
Allusion I
original text
Kuafu walked away with the sun and entered the sun; thirsty, he would like to drink, drink in the river and Wei; the river and Wei are insufficient, and the North drinks daze. Before he arrived, Tao died of thirst. He abandoned his staff and turned into Deng Lin. "The mountain and sea classic · overseas North classics"
translation
Kuafu ran with the sun and kept up with the sun; he felt thirsty and wanted to drink water, and then he went to the Yellow River and Weihe River to drink water. The water of the Yellow River and Weihe River is not enough, so Kuafu goes to the north to drink the water of the Great Lakes. Before we got to the Great Lakes, I was thirsty. Kuafu abandoned his cane, and his cane became a peach forest.
notes
Walk by step: race, race.
Competition. Go: run.
Enter the sun: catch up to the place where the sun sets.
Drink: want to drink water to quench thirst.
River and Wei: namely, Yellow River and Weihe River.
Beiyin daze: Great Lakes. Legend has it that it stretches thousands of miles in the north of Yanmen mountain. North: nouns of location are used as adverbials, to the north, to the north.
Die of thirst: half way from thirst.
Denglin: the place name is located near Dabie Mountain, which is located at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Anhui provinces. Deng Lin is the "peach forest".
Not here: not there.
Thirst: thirsty.
Abandon: abandon.
For: to be.
Day by day: chasing the sun.
Yes. (the Yu that drinks in the river and Wei should be translated into "yes", preposition)
Daze: Great Lakes.
Enough: enough. (because the meaning of foot is equal to enough, enough: synonym compound)
Allusion 2
original text
Kuafu is not able to measure his strength, and wants to pursue the sun and shadow, and then he will pursue it in the corner valley. Thirst for drink, to drink the river, Wei. The river and Wei River are insufficient, and will drink daze in the north. Before he arrived, Tao died of thirst. He abandoned his staff and soaked his corpse with ointment and meat, and gave birth to Deng Lin. Deng Lin is thousands of miles away. Lizi Tang asked
translation
Kuafu was unable to measure his own efforts, and wanted to catch up with the shadow of the sun, and he went to the corner valley where the sun set. He was thirsty, and in order to get water to drink, he ran to drink the water of the Yellow River and the Weihe River. The water of the Yellow River and Weihe River is not enough to drink, and he runs to the north to drink the water in the Great Lakes. He was thirsty half way before he ran. And the staff he had thrown away was soaked in the body's fat and muscles, and grew into a dense forest called Dunlin.
Allusions 3
It is said that ancient warriors boast that their father is very big and powerful. He thinks there is no impossible thing in the world. He goes after the sun with his cane. He has climbed many mountains and crossed many rivers. He is exhausted and unable to catch up with the sun. He still did not die, and kept looking for it until he was near the Great Lakes, and he died of overwork.
In ancient times, in the wilderness of the north, there was a towering and majestic mountain rising into the clouds. Deep in the mountains, there live a group of giants with boundless strength. Their leader, the son of faith, is the son of the God of the nether, the "Houtu", whose name is Kuafu. So this group of people is called Kuafu. They are strong, tall, strong willed, and have extraordinary spirit. But also kind-hearted, hardworking and brave, living with the world, carefree life.
At that time the land was desolate, the serpents and beasts were running, and people lived miserable. In order to make the people of this tribe live, Kuafu led the people to fight with the beasts of the flood every day.
Kuafu often caught the vicious yellow snake, hanging on his two ears as decoration, grasp on the hand to wave, proud.
One year it was very hot, and the hot sun was directly on the earth, killing crops, scorching trees, and drying the river. The heat was unbearable, and the Kuafu people died one after another.
"It's really evil for the sun to catch up, catch it, and let it listen to the command of people," he said After hearing this, the clansmen dissuaded one after another.
Some people say, "you must not go. The sun is so far away from us, you will be tired."
Some people say, "the sun is so hot, you will be roasted to death."
Kuafu had decided to take hold of the sun and let it obey the orders of people and serve all. He looked at the miserable people and said, "I must go for the happy life of all."
The sun just rose from the sea. Kuafu said goodbye to the people, with ambition, and headed for the rising direction of the sun from the east coast, and made a big stride to pursue, and began his daily journey.
The sun is moving rapidly in the air, and Kuafu is like a wind on the ground, chasing and chasing desperately. He crossed mountains and across a river, and the earth was "roared" by his footsteps and swayed back and forth.
When Kuafu was tired, he took a nap and shook the soil in his shoes on the ground, and formed a big earth mountain. When he was hungry, he picked wild fruits to fill his hunger, and sometimes Kuafu cooked. He used three stones to frame the pot, and the three stones became three high mountains, which were thousands of meters high.
Kuafu ran after the sun, and his confidence was stronger and stronger. The closer the sun, the more thirsty, it is not the holding of the river to quench thirst. But he was not afraid and encouraged himself, "come on, catch up with the sun, and people's lives will be happy."
After nine days and nine nights, in the sun setting place, Kuafu finally caught up with it. The red and hot ball of fire was in front of Kuafu, and his head was bathed in gold.
Kuafu opened his arms with great joy, and wanted to hold the sun, but the sun was hot and abnormal, and he felt thirsty and tired. He ran to the Yellow River and drained the water of the Yellow River in one breath; he ran to the Weihe River again, and drank the Weihe River, and he still did not quench his thirst; Kuafu ran north again, where there was daze, which was thousands of miles across, and the water in dazer was enough for his father to quench his thirst. But, before he ran to daze, he was thirsty and died on the way. When Kuafu died, he was full of regret. He was also concerned about his people, and threw out his wooden staff. The place where the stick landed suddenly gave birth to a large lush peach forest. This peach forest is full of trees all year round, covering the shade of visitors and fresh peach trees. It is the thirst of hard-working people, which enables people to eliminate fatigue and embark on the journey energetic.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonyms] Kua Fu chasing the sun, self-determination and self-determination
The origin of Idioms
"Li Zi Tang asked:" Kuafu is not able to measure his strength, and wants to pursue the sun and shadow, and then he will pursue it in the corner of the valley. Drink if you want to drink, go to drink the river and Wei. River Wei is insufficient, will go north to drink daze. Before we arrive, Tao dies of thirst. "
Idiom usage
Subject predicate; attributive; describe immeasurable.
Examples
"The mountain and sea classic, the overseas North longitude": "Kuafu and the Japanese go away and enter Japan. Thirst to drink, drink in the river Wei, river Wei insufficient, North drink daze. Before he arrived, Tao died of thirst. Abandon his staff and turn it into Dunlin. "
"Mountain and sea classic · great waste North scripture": "among the great wasteland, there are mountains named Chengdu carrying heaven. Some people took two yellow snakes and named them Kuafu. Later earth gave birth to faith, and faith gave birth to Kuafu. Kua Fu was not able to catch up with the sun, so he caught him in Yugu. Will drink river but insufficient also, will walk daze, not to, die here. Yinglong killed Chiyou and Kuafu, but he went to the south, so it was rainy in the south. "
It is true that the dead will be thirsty. A. on Rong Hua's theory of turning to Taoist Yi Xia by song and Seng in the Southern Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : kuā fù zhú rì