黔驢之技
Reading
けんろのわざ
English
a reality check
punching above your weight
Notes
The skill技 of之 a Qian黔 donkey驢
In this story, a man brings a donkey to Qian, where no donkeys exist. A tiger, seeing this creature for the first time, fears it because it is physically larger. The donkey, in its newfound confidence, kicks the tiger. Unfazed by the attack, the tiger realizes the donkey is actually weak, and proceed to kill and eat it.
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