螳斧
táng​fǔ

mantis forelegs

  • created sense approved 螳斧 · táng​fǔ · mantis forelegs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    螳斧

    táng​fǔ

    mantis forelegs

    (literary) the ax-shaped forelegs of a mantis, used metaphorically to describe a force that is insignificant or overestimates its own strength

    螳 (literal) → 螳 · táng · mantis 斧 (literal) → 斧 · fǔ · ax

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense