螳 (tong4) — mantis in Cantonese | HKDictionary

tongˎ₄螳

Mandarin Pinyin: tang2

Meaning of 螳

nounmantis

Words Containing 螳

螳螂捕蟬tong4 long4 bou6 sim4

the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead)

螳螂tong4 long4

praying mantis; mantid | [粵]: 馬狂螂

螳臂擋車tong4 bei3 dong2 ce1

overate oneself and try to hold back an overwhelmingly superior force (lit., "a mantis trying to stop a chariot")

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