螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
Pinyin

Definition

螳臂当车
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táng bì dāng chē
  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]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (17)

手臂
shǒu bì
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 helper
臂
bì
  1. 1 arm
失之交臂
shī zhī jiāo bì
  1. 1 to miss narrowly
  2. 2 to let a great opportunity slip
臂弯
bì wān
  1. 1 crook of the arm
臂膀
bì bǎng
  1. 1 arm
螳螂
táng láng
  1. 1 mantis
  2. 2 praying mantis
双臂
shuāng bì
  1. 1 arms
  2. 2 both arms
  3. 3 two arms
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
前臂
qián bì
  1. 1 forearm
悬臂
xuán bì
  1. 1 cantilever
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
  1. 1 to issue a call for action
  2. 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
攘臂
rǎng bì
  1. 1 to bare one's arms (in agitation)
胳臂
gē bei
  1. 1 arm
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],隻|只[zhī]
  3. 3 also pr. [gē bì]
臂章
bì zhāng
  1. 1 armband
  2. 2 armlet
  3. 3 shoulder emblem
螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
  1. 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
长臂猿
cháng bì yuán
  1. 1 gibbon
  2. 2 Hylobatidae (gibbon and lesser ape family)

Idioms (7)

三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
如臂使指
rú bì shǐ zhǐ
  1. 1 as the arm moves the finger (idiom)
  2. 2 freely and effortlessly
  3. 3 to have perfect command of
振臂一呼
zhèn bì yī hū
  1. 1 to issue a call for action
  2. 2 to raise one's hand and issue a rousing call (idiom)
螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
  1. 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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