táng láng bǔ chán

Traditional: 螳螂捕蟬

螳螂捕蝉 (táng láng bǔ chán) is a Chinese word meaning “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]”.

Meanings

  1. 1see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]

Characters in 螳螂捕蝉

螳táng · praying mantis螂láng · used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]捕bǔ · to catch; to seize; to capture蝉chán · cicada

Related words

逮捕to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody被捕to be arrested追捕to pursue捕to catch; to seize; to capture蟑螂cockroach拘捕to arrest捕捉to catch; to seize; to capture抓捕to seize搜捕to hunt and arrest (fugitives)捕鱼to catch fish; to fish捕获to catch; to capture; to seize捕猎to catch (wild animals); to hunt

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