táng
螳
mantis
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
mantis; praying mantis (short for 螳螂)
Almost always used in the compound 螳螂 or in set idioms such as 螳臂当车. Rarely used as a standalone word.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
kūn昆
chóng虫
shì是
táng螳
ér而
fēi非
chán蝉
。
This insect is a mantis, not a cicada.
Táng螳
bì臂
dāng当
chē车
，
zì自
bù不
liàng量
lì力
。
Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot with its arms—overestimating one's own strength.
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Cǎo草
cóng丛
lǐ里
cáng藏
zhe着
yī一
zhī只
táng螳
láng螂
。
A mantis was hiding in the grass.