螳臂当辕
táng​bì​dāng​yuán

to overrate oneself

  • created sense approved 螳臂当辕/螳臂當轅 · táng​bì​dāng​yuán · to overrate oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    螳臂当辕 / 螳臂當轅

    táng​bì​dāng​yuán

    to overrate oneself

    (variant form) like a mantis trying to stop a chariot with its arms; to overestimate one's own power to resist an overwhelming force

    螳 (literal) → 螳 · táng · mantis 臂 (literal) → 臂 · bì · forelimb 当 (literal) → 当/當 · dāng · to withstand 辕 (literal) → 辕/轅 · yuán · shafts

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

    created sense