châu chấu đá xe

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === châu chấu (“grasshopper”) +‎ đá (“to kick”) +‎ xe (“wheeled vehicle”) === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ t͡ɕəw˧˦ ʔɗaː˧˦ sɛ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəw˧˧ t͡ɕəw˨˩˦ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ sɛ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəw˧˧ cəw˦˥ ʔɗaː˦˥ sɛ˧˧] === Idiom === châu chấu đá xe (allegorically) a grasshopper kicking the cart; a weaker side opposing a much stronger side Synonym: muỗi đốt i-nốc