For pronunciation and definitions of <span class="searchmatch">螳臂挡车</span> – see 螳臂當車 (“a mantis blocking a vehicle with its arms; to overrate oneself and attempt something impossible”)...
― tángláng ― praying mantis 珠螳 (zhūtáng) 碩螳 / 硕螳 (shuòtáng) 螳斧 螳臂擋車 / <span class="searchmatch">螳臂挡车</span> 螳臂當車 / 螳臂当车 螳螂 (tángláng) 螳螂拳 螳螂捕蟬 / 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 / 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 (tángláng...
to shape with a lathe trad. (螳臂當車) 螳 臂 當 車 simp. (螳臂当车) 螳 臂 当 车 alternative forms 螳臂擋車／<span class="searchmatch">螳臂挡车</span> Literally: “a mantis blocking a vehicle with its arms”....