螳臂当车 (螳臂當車)
táng bì dāng chē
Pinyin
Definition
螳臂当车 (螳臂當車)
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- a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
- to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
- also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
三头六臂
- 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
- 3 a being of formidable powers
助一臂之力
- 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
如臂使指
- 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
- 2 freely and effortlessly
- 3 to have perfect command of
振臂一呼
- 1 to issue a call for action
- 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
螳臂当车
- 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
- 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
- 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]