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Trad. 蜋
  • variant of 螂[lang2]
  • used in 螞螂|蚂螂[ma1 lang2]
  • used in 蜣螂[qiang1 lang2] and 虼螂[ge4 lang2]
  • used in 螳螂[tang2 lang2]
  • used in 蟑螂[zhang1 lang2]
  • see 蜣螂[qiang1 lang2]
Trad. 螞螂
  • dragonfly
Trad. 螳螂捕蟬
  • the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Trad. 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
  • the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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