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螳臂擋車 (tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1) — overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a mantis trying to stop a chariot") in Cantonese

tongˎ₄螳bei˗₃臂dongˊ²擋ceˉ¹車
简 螳臂挡车
Mandarin Pinyin: tang2 bi4 dang1 che1

Meaning of 螳臂擋車

nounoverate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a mantis trying to stop a chariot")

Characters in 螳臂擋車

螳tong4
mantis
臂bei3
arm; arm-like part of machine
擋dong2
block; obstruct; impede
車ce1
Kangxi radical 159

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