The mantis refuses to follow the path(táng láng jù zhé)

The mantis refuses to follow the path

Mantis refuses to follow the path, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t á NGL á NGJ ù zh é, which means that to do something that power can't do is bound to fail. From Shi Tong Zai Wen by Liu Zhiji of Tang Dynasty

Idiom explanation

A mantis is like a cart. It means that if you do something that your strength can't do, you are bound to fail.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Zhiji of Tang Dynasty wrote in Shitong Zaiwen: "it's his vow to submit to the throne, so he said that he was stupid, knew the dark and yellow, built his capital like a Wren's nest reed, and LINRONG Jia Yong refused to follow the path of a mantis arm. The so-called cheekiness. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive

Chinese PinYin : táng láng jù zhé