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螳臂当车

táng bì dāng chē

4-character word Traditional 螳臂當車

What 螳臂当车 means

  1. (lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible

The characters in 螳臂当车

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