螳臂当车，可笑不自量螳臂當車，可笑不自量螳臂當車，可笑不自量

A mantis raising its arms to stop a cart: laughably overestimating itself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A variant of 螳臂当车，太不自量. Mocks someone who overrates their strength and tries to resist an overwhelming force.

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Simplified: 螳臂当车，可笑不自量
Traditional (Taiwan): 螳臂當車，可笑不自量
Pinyin: tángbìdāngchē, kěxiào búzìliàng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤㄔㄜ，ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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