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蟷螂の斧
Hiragana
とうろうのおの
Noun
Japanese Meaning
蟷螂（カマキリ）が大きな車輪に向かって鎌を振り上げる故事に由来し、自分の力量をわきまえず、はるかに強大な相手に無謀にも立ち向かうたとえ。転じて、そのような行為や態度そのものを指す。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもよわいものが つよいあいてに かなわないと わかっていて いどむこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
螳臂当车般的不自量力的抵抗 / 超越本分与能力的鲁莽出手 / 面对强敌的勇而无望之举
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
螳臂擋車式的以弱敵強、徒勞反抗 / 不自量力的逞強挑戰，逾越自身能力或地位 / 面對強敵仍勇敢奮戰者（含褒）
Korean Meaning
자기 실력·지위를 넘는 강자에게 무모하게 덤비는 일 / 강적에 맞서는 용감한 태도 또는 사람 / 승산 없는 헛된 저항
Indonesian
perlawanan sia-sia terhadap kekuatan yang jauh lebih besar / tindakan nekat yang melampaui kemampuan atau kedudukan / orang berani yang menghadapi lawan lebih kuat
Vietnamese Meaning
hành động liều lĩnh vượt quá sức mình / kẻ yếu gan dạ đối đầu kẻ mạnh / dũng cảm mà vô vọng (như lấy trứng chọi đá)
Tagalog Meaning
walang saysay na pagtutol sa nakahihigit na lakas / paghamon na lampas sa sariling kaya o katayuan / matapang na pagtindig ng mahina laban sa mas malakas
Sense（1）
a reckless strike above one's strength or proper station
Sense（2）
a brave individual who faces stronger enemies
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a reckless strike above one's strength or proper station / a brave individual who faces stronger enemies
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蟷螂の斧
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He is making a small problem look big like a mantis's axe.
He is making a small problem look big like a mantis's axe.
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彼は蟷螂の斧のように小さな問題を大きく見せている。
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