螳臂當車

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螳臂當車

tángbìdāngchē Mandarin, Pinyin
tángbìdǎngchē Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤㄔㄜ Mandarin, Bopomofo
ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄔㄜ Mandarin, Bopomofo
tong⁴ bei³ dong² geoi¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
tông-pì-tòng-chhia Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
tông-pì-tong-ki Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
tông-pì-tong-ku Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
tángbìdāngchē Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤㄔㄜ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
tángbìdangche Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
tʻang²-pi⁴-tang¹-chʻê¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
táng-bì-dāng-chē Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
tarngbihdangche Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
танбиданчэ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
/tʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Mainland China
tángbìdǎngchē Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄔㄜ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
tángbìdǎngche Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
tʻang²-pi⁴-tang³-chʻê¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
táng-bì-dǎng-chē Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
tarngbihdaangche Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
танбиданчэ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
/tʰɑŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, variant
tong⁴ bei³ dong² geoi¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tòhng bei dóng gēui Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tong⁴ bei³ dong² goey¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tong⁴ béi³ dong² gêu¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/tʰɔːŋ²¹ pei̯³³ tɔːŋ³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
tông-pì-tòng-chhia Min Nan, Hokkien, Xiamen

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出自《莊子·人間世》：

phrase 螳臂当车 · 螳臂擋車 · 螳臂挡车

figuratively 高估自己的實力去做自己做不到的事情稍有常識的人都會看出，如果我們的鐵騎繼續前進，這個螳臂當車的歹徒，難道能夠阻擋得了嗎？

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"螳臂當車." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%9E%B3%E8%87%82%E7%95%B6%E8%BB%8A. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

螳臂當車. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%9E%B3%E8%87%82%E7%95%B6%E8%BB%8A

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"螳臂當車." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%9E%B3%E8%87%82%E7%95%B6%E8%BB%8A.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {螳臂當車},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E8%9E%B3%E8%87%82%E7%95%B6%E8%BB%8A},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}