螳臂挡车 tángbìdǎngchē to overrate oneself Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 螳 táng mantis (bound form) mantis; used in 螳螂 tángláng or the idiom 螳臂当车 tángbìdāngchē臂 bì forelimb the forelimb of certain animals, such as a mantis or ape挡 擋 dǎng verb to block to block; to get in the way of; to obstruct; to resist or keep off车 車 chē noun vehicle wheeled land vehicle; car; bicycle; bus; traffic