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蟷螂が龍車に向う
Hiragana
とうろうがりゅうしゃにむかう / かまきりがりゅうしゃにむかう
Kanji
蟷螂が龍車に向かう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
蟷螂（カマキリ）が巨大な龍の引く車に立ち向かうという故事から、「自分の力をわきまえずに強敵や大事業に立ち向かう、勇ましいが無謀で到底かなわない行為・抵抗」をたとえていう語。蟷螂の斧にも同義。
Easy Japanese Meaning
力がとても弱いものが強いあいてにいどむが、まけてしまうこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
徒劳的勇敢尝试 / 自不量力的对抗 / 毫无胜算的举动
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
徒勞無功的嘗試 / 勇而無用的舉動 / 螳臂當車之舉
Korean Meaning
헛된 노력 / 용감하지만 무익한 시도 / 강자에게 맞서는 무모한 도전
Vietnamese Meaning
nỗ lực vô ích / nỗ lực dũng cảm nhưng vô vọng / đối đầu không cân sức
Tagalog Meaning
walang saysay na pagsisikap / matapang ngunit walang kabuluhang pagtatangka / laban na tiyak na talo
Sense（1）
a futile endeavor, a brave but useless attempt
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蟷螂が龍車に向う
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His efforts were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, he couldn't achieve any results.
His efforts were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, he couldn't achieve any results.
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彼の努力は蟷螂が龍車に向うと同じで、結果を得ることはできなかった。
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