螳臂当车，太不自量螳臂當車，太不自量螳臂當車，太不自量

A mantis raising its arms to stop a cart: far too overrating itself

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Mocks someone who overestimates their strength and tries to resist a force far greater than theirs. Like "David against Goliath", but derisive.

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Simplified: 螳臂当车，太不自量
Traditional (Taiwan): 螳臂當車，太不自量
Pinyin: tángbìdāngchē, tài búzìliàng
Bopomofo: ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤㄔㄜ，ㄊㄞˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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