螳臂当车

táng bì dāng chē

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3. also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]

Child Words of 螳臂当车

当
dāng

(onom.) dong

当
dàng

at or in the very same...

臂
bì

arm

车
chē

car

车
jū

war chariot (archaic)

螳
táng

praying mantis