táng láng

螳螂 (táng láng) is a Chinese word meaning “mantis; praying mantis”.

Meanings

  1. 1mantis
  2. 2praying mantis

Characters in 螳螂

螳táng · praying mantis螂láng · used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]

Related words

蟑螂cockroach蜣螂dung beetle螳praying mantis北派螳螂拳Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)南派螳螂Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art螳臂当车lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后lit. the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])螳臂挡车see 螳臂當車|螳臂当车[tang2 bi4 dang1 che1]螳螂捕蝉see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]刀螂(dialect) mantis屎蚵螂dung beetle蚂螂dragonfly

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