Usage of the character 螂
láng
螂
[蜋]
- variant of 螂 (láng)
láng
螂
[螂]
- dragonfly
- mantis
māláng
蚂螂
[螞螂]
- dragonfly
tángláng
螳螂
[螳螂]
- mantis
- praying mantis
zhāngláng
蟑螂
[蟑螂]
- cockroach
dāolang
刀螂
[刀螂]
- (dialect) mantis
qiāngláng
蜣螂
[蜣螂]
- dung beetle
shǐkēláng
屎蚵螂
[屎蚵螂]
- dung beetle
tánglángbǔchán
螳螂捕蝉
[螳螂捕蟬]
- the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
nánpàitángláng
南派螳螂
[南派螳螂]
- Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
běipàitánglángquán
北派螳螂拳
[北派螳螂拳]
- Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
[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 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger