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螂

láng

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Definitions

  1. 1. dragonfly
  2. 2. mantis

Example Sentences

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虼 螂 是昆蟲。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6031755)

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Words Containing 螂

蟑螂
zhāng láng

cockroach

南派螳螂
nán pài táng láng

Chow Gar - \Southern Praying Mantis\ - Martial Art

螳螂
táng láng

mantis

刀螂
dāo lang

(dialect) mantis

蚂螂
mā láng

dragonfly

蜣螂
qiāng láng

dung beetle

北派螳螂拳
běi pài táng láng quán

Beipai Tanglang Quan - \Northern Praying Mantis\ (Chinese Martial Art)

屎蚵螂
shǐ kē láng

dung beetle

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger