(lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
trad. 螳臂當車
Also written 螳臂當車【táng bì dāng chē】
Characters in this word
4螳
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praying mantis
- Pinyin
- táng
- Strokes
- 17
臂
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arm
- Pinyin
- bì
- Strokes
- 17
- Frequency
- 23382 of 2500
当
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(onom.) dong, ding dong (bell)
- Pinyin
- dāng
- Traditional
- 噹
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 145 of 2500
车
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surname Che
- Pinyin
- Chē
- Traditional
- 車
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 460 of 2500