螳臂当车 · táng bì dāng chē
- 螳螂举起前腿想挡住车轮。比喻自不量力,妄图以微小的力量阻挡强大的事物,必然招致失败。书证劝恩台妆聋做哑,休得要螳臂当车。——明·无名氏《四贤记·解绶》用法多作谓语、宾语、定语;含贬义,用于讥讽不自量力的行为。英文overestimate one's strength; overrate oneself as a mantis trying to stop a chariot; kick against the pricks; throw straws against the wind
