lóu

idiom
literary

Meaning of 蝼蚁

蝼蚁 means mole crickets and ants; insignificant/lowly people. Pronounced lóu yǐ.

  • mole crickets and ants; insignificant/lowly people

Definitions & Examples

Zài
quán
shì
miàn
qián
 
bǎi
xìng
tóng
lóu
 
mìng
yùn
yóu
 

In the face of power, the common people are like ants, their fate not in their own hands.

Zhàn
zhēng
de
hóng
liú
xià
 
rén
de
shēng
guò
lóu
bān
 

Under the torrent of war, an individual's life and death are no more significant than those of ants.

suī
chū
shēn
háo
mén
 
què
shì
lóu
 
háo
lián
mǐn
zhī
xīn
 

Although he came from a wealthy family, he regarded the servants as insignificant ants, showing no pity.

Lóu
shàng
qiě
tān
shēng
 
wéi
rén
mìng
 

Even ants cling to life, so how could a person not cherish their own?

Zài
zhè
ge
páng
de
tǒng
zhōng
 
de
gǎn
jué
jiù
xiàng
lóu
hàn
shù
 

In this vast system, my efforts feel like an ant trying to shake a tree.