螳臂当车 tángbì-dāngchē [overrate oneself as a mantis trying to stop a chariot;kick against the pricks;throw straws against the wind] 螳螂奋举腿臂以阻挡车轮。比喻自不量力,招致失败 螳螂 tángláng [mantis] 螳螂属或者有关属(螳螂总科)的昆虫,具有长的前胸,取食其它昆虫,用前肢抱握好像念经但是对人类无害 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 tángláng bǔ chán,huángquè zài hòu [covet gains ahead without being aware of danger behind as the mantis stalk the cicade,unaware of the oriole behind] 螳螂一心一意要吃蝉,而背后的黄雀却正盯着它。比喻只看到前面的利益,而不顾身后的危害
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