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螳臂當轅
táng​bì​dāng​yuán

to overrate oneself

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

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

References

variant 螳臂当车/螳臂當車 → 螳臂当辕/螳臂當轅
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