螳
praying mantis
- Strokes
- 17
- Pinyin
- táng
Parts
Words with 螳
- 螳螂táng láng · tanglangmantis; praying mantis
- 南派螳螂nán pài táng láng · nanpaitanglangChow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
- 螳臂当车táng bì dāng chē · tangbidangche(lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
- 北派螳螂拳běi pài táng láng quán · beipaitanglangquanBeipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
- 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu · tanglangbuchan,huangquezaihou(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger