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螳臂当车
táng​bì​dāng​chē

overrate oneself

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
螳臂当车 (螳臂當車) táng​bì​dāng​chē
overrate oneself idiom
To overrate one's power and attempt an impossible task against a superior force; to engage in a futile act of resistance.

Frequency

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0.074 per million

Cross-References

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  • 螳臂挡车 táng​bì​dǎng​chē

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)