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字词 螳臂当车
释义 螳臂当车táng bì dāng chē螳螂举起前腿想挡住车子前进。{a mantis raising its forelegs in a vain attempt to obstruct a chariot;}〈比喻fig.不估计自己的力量,去做办不到的事情,必然招致失败(语出《庄子·人间世》:
‘汝不知夫螳螂乎,怒其臂以当车辙,不知其不胜任也’)。{overrate the strength of oneself and try to accomplish sth. one is not capable of. The phrase originated in the line in Zhuangzi·Man in the World:
‘Don't you know that when the mantis, in a moment of rage, raised its arms to stop the turning wheel of a chariot, it did not know that it was doing something it was not capable of.’}
也说also螳臂挡车{táng bì dǎng chē}
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