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螳螂

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táng láng

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Definitions

  1. 1. mantis
  2. 2. praying mantis

Words Containing 螳螂

北派螳螂拳
běi pài táng láng quán

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

南派螳螂
nán pài táng láng

Chow Gar - \Southern Praying Mantis\ - Martial Art

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

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

Child Words of 螳螂

螂
láng

dragonfly

螳
táng

praying mantis

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