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Meaning of 螳

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Pinyin: táng
English Definition: praying mantis
Chinese Definition:
①(螳螂)昆虫,全身绿色或土黄色,头呈三角形,前脚呈镰刀状。捕食害虫,对农业有益,如“螳螳捕蝉,黄雀在后”。俗称“刀螂”;简称“螳”,如“螳臂当车”(喻不自量力)。
Total strokes: 17; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (insect) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
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    • [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
    • [ táng ] hall, large room; government office; cousins
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Example Words
螳螂 táng láng mantis; praying mantis
螳臂当车 táng dāng chē a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible; also written 螳臂挡车
南派螳螂 nán pài táng láng Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
南派螳蜋 nán pài táng láng Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
螳螂捕蝉 táng láng chán 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
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Example Sentences
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Useful chemicals are taken around the body to give it energy.
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