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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 螳臂當車 [ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄜ; tang2 bi4 dang1 che1]
 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
 also written 螳臂擋車[ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄤˇ ㄔㄜ; tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]
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