[得过且过 / 得過且過, dé guò qiě guòㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄛˋ] satisfied just to get through (成语 saw); to muddle through; without high ambitions, but getting by#40527
[燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 / 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志, yàn què ān zhī hóng gǔ zhī zhìㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄢ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓ ㄓˋ] lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (成语 saw); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?#174273
[问鼎中原 / 問鼎中原, wèn dǐng zhōng yuánㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ] lit. to inquire of the tripods (成语 saw); fig. to plan to seize power of the whole country; grand ambitions to win