created reference approved 螳臂当车/螳臂當車 → 螳臂挡车/螳臂擋車 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
螳臂当车 / 螳臂當車 tángbìdāngchē
螳臂挡车 / 螳臂擋車 tángbìdǎngchē
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 螳臂当车/螳臂當車 → 螳臂当辕/螳臂當轅 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
螳臂当车 / 螳臂當車 tángbìdāngchē
螳臂当辕 / 螳臂當轅 tángbìdāngyuán
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 螳臂当车/螳臂當車 → 以卵击石/以卵擊石 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
螳臂当车 / 螳臂當車 tángbìdāngchē
以卵击石 / 以卵擊石 yǐluǎnjīshí
antonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 螳臂当车/螳臂當車 · tángbìdāngchē · to overrate oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
螳臂当车 / 螳臂當車
tángbìdāngchē
to overrate oneself
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot; used to describe someone who overestimates their own strength and attempts something impossible that is destined for failure
螳 (literal) → 螳 · táng · mantis 臂 (literal) → 臂 · bì · forelimb 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · to withstand 车 (literal) → 车/車 · jū · war chariot
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition