| 1 | 螳螂 | 螳螂 | táng láng | tang2 lang2 | mantis; praying mantis | | |
| 2 | 北派螳螂拳 | 北派螳螂拳 | běi pài táng láng quán | bei3 pai4 tang2 lang2 quan2 | Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art) | | |
| 3 | 蚂螂 | 螞螂 | mā láng | ma1 lang2 | dragonfly | | |
| 4 | 南派螳螂 | 南派螳螂 | nán pài táng láng | nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2 | Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art | | |
| 5 | 蜣螂 | 蜣螂 | qiāng láng | qiang1 lang2 | dung beetle | | |
| 6 | 屎蚵螂 | 屎蚵螂 | shǐ kē láng | shi3 ke1 lang2 | dung beetle | | |
| 7 | 螳螂捕蝉 | 螳螂捕蟬 | táng láng bǔ chán | tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger | | |
| 8 | 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 | 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 | táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu | tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4 | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger | | |
| 9 | 蟑螂 | 蟑螂 | zhāng láng | zhang1 lang2 | cockroach | | |
| 10 | 螂 | 蜋 | láng | lang2 | dragonfly; mantis; variant of 螂 | | |