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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	螳	螳	táng	tang2	praying mantis
2	螳臂当车	螳臂當車	táng bì dāng chē	tang2 bi4 dang1 che1	a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible; also written 螳臂挡车
3	螳蜋	螳螂	táng láng	tang2 lang2	mantis; praying mantis; mantis; praying mantis
4	螳蜋捕蝉	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; the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (成语 saw, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 \|庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
5	螳蜋捕蝉，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; The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (成语 saw, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 \|庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger