praying mantis
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
praying mantis
dialectA regional term, primarily used in northern Chinese dialects.
Dì地
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
zhī只
dāo刀
lang螂
。
There is a praying mantis in the field.
Xiǎo小
hái孩
r儿
men们
zǒng总
xǐ喜
huān欢
zhuō捉
dāo刀
lang螂
wán玩
。
Children always like to catch praying mantises to play with.
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Dāo刀
lang螂
de的
qián前
tuǐ腿
xiàng像
liǎng两
bǎ把
dà大
dāo刀
。
The praying mantis's forelegs look like two big knives.