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螳táng
  • praying mantis
🖌️ 螳 Strokes
螳táng螂láng
  • mantis
  • praying mantis
🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 螂 Strokes
螳táng臂bì挡dǎng车chē
Trad. 螳臂擋車
  • see 螳臂當車|螳臂当车[tang2 bi4 dang1 che1]
🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 臂 Strokes 🖌️ 挡 Strokes 🖌️ 车 Strokes
螳táng臂bì当dāng车chē
Trad. 螳臂當車
  • lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  • fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 臂 Strokes 🖌️ 当 Strokes 🖌️ 车 Strokes
螳táng螂láng捕bǔ蝉chán
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
🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 螂 Strokes 🖌️ 捕 Strokes 🖌️ 蝉 Strokes
南nán派pài螳táng螂láng
  • Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
🖌️ 南 Strokes 🖌️ 派 Strokes 🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 螂 Strokes
北běi派pài螳táng螂láng拳quán
  • Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
🖌️ 北 Strokes 🖌️ 派 Strokes 🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 螂 Strokes 🖌️ 拳 Strokes
螳táng螂láng捕bǔ蝉chán，黄huáng雀què在zài后hòu
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
🖌️ 螳 Strokes 🖌️ 螂 Strokes 🖌️ 捕 Strokes 🖌️ 蝉 Strokes 🖌️ 黄 Strokes 🖌️ 雀 Strokes 🖌️ 在 Strokes 🖌️ 后 Strokes

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