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a mantis trying to stop a cart from advancing—overestimate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force

táng bì dāng chē

螳 臂 当 车

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deroga mantis trying to stop a cart from advancing—overestimate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force
- tā è zhì bào lì fàn zuì zēng zhǎng de nǔ lì yī zhí shì táng bì dāng chē
  他遏制暴力犯罪增长的努力一直是螳臂当车。
  His efforts to stem the rise in violent crime have been on the back foot.
synonym
yǐ luǎn jī shí以卵击石 táng bì dǎng chē螳臂挡车 pí fú hàn shù蚍蜉撼树 luǎn yǔ shí dòu卵与石斗
antonym
liàng lì ér xíng量力而行

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