螳 táng
noun
a praying mantis
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
, Subdomain: Zoology
, Concept: Insect 昆虫
Contained in
- 南派螳螂 Chow Gar; Southern Praying Mantis
- 螳蜋(螳螂) a praying mantis
- 北派螳螂拳 Beipai Tanglang Quan; Northern Praying Mantis (Chinese Martial Art)
- 螳螂捕蝉(螳螂捕蟬) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
- 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后(螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind
- 螳臂当车(螳臂當車) a mantis trying to stop a chariot; to overrate oneself and attempt something impossible
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