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tongˎ₄螳
Pinyin
tang2
Translations
noun
mantis
tongˎ₄螳longˎ₄螂bouˍ₆捕simˎ₄蟬
(螳螂捕蝉)
Pinyin
tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
Translations
noun
the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead)
tongˎ₄螳longˎ₄螂
Pinyin
tang2 lang2
Translations
noun
praying mantis; mantid | [粵]: 馬狂螂
tongˎ₄螳bei˗₃臂dongˊ²擋ceˉ¹車
(螳臂挡车)
Pinyin
tang2 bi4 dang1 che1
Translations
noun
overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a mantis trying to stop a chariot")