| 螳臂当车 |
táng bì - dāng chē |
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible |
| 螳 |
táng |
praying mantis |
| 臂 |
bì |
arm |
| 当 |
dāng |
(onom.) dong / ding dong (bell) |
| 当 |
dāng |
to be / to act as / manage / withstand / when / during / ought / should / match equally / equal / same / obstruct / just at (a time or place) / on the spot / right / just at |
| 当 |
dàng |
at or in the very same... / suitable / adequate / fitting / proper / to replace / to regard as / to think / to pawn / (coll.) to fail (a student) |
| 车 |
Chē |
surname Che |
| 车 |
chē |
car / vehicle / CL:辆 / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 |
| 车 |
jū |
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess) |