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Let’s learn about the idiom 「螳臂當轍」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
A metaphor for overestimating one’s abilities and leading to failure. Same as “a mantis trying to stop a chariot”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
táng bì dāng zhé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
tong4 bei3 dong3/dong1 chit3
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