- lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
- fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
- also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]
Characters
- 螳 (螳): praying mantis
- 臂 (臂): arm
- 当 (噹): (onom.) dong; ding dong (bell)
- 车 (車): surname Che
Resources
- Wiktionary: 螳臂当车
- MDBG: 螳臂当车
- Examples with 螳臂当车 on Tatoeba
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