There are 11 total results for your 螳螂 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
螳螂 see styles |
táng láng tang2 lang2 t`ang lang tang lang tourou / toro とうろう kamakiri かまきり |
More info & calligraphy: Mantis / Praying Mantis(kana only) praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis) |
螳螂峠 see styles |
kamakiritouge / kamakiritoge かまきりとうげ |
(place-name) Kamakiritōge |
螳螂拳 see styles |
tourouken / toroken とうろうけん |
More info & calligraphy: Northern Praying Mantis |
擬螳螂 see styles |
kamakirimodoki かまきりもどき |
(kana only) mantidfly (any insect of the family Mantispidae) |
螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 see styles |
táng láng bǔ chán tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 t`ang lang pu ch`an tang lang pu chan |
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |
南派螳螂 see styles |
nán pài táng láng nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2 nan p`ai t`ang lang nan pai tang lang |
More info & calligraphy: Southern Praying Mantis |
北派螳螂拳 see styles |
běi pài táng láng quán bei3 pai4 tang2 lang2 quan2 pei p`ai t`ang lang ch`üan pei pai tang lang chüan |
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art) |
Variations: |
tourouken / toroken とうろうけん |
{MA} praying mantis style |
Variations: |
kamakirimodoki; kamakirimodoki かまきりもどき; カマキリモドキ |
(kana only) mantidfly (any insect of the family Mantispidae) |
螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 see styles |
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4 t`ang lang pu ch`an , huang ch`üeh tsai hou tang lang pu chan , huang chüeh tsai hou |
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |
Variations: |
kamakiri; tourou(蟷螂, 螳螂); imojiri(蟷螂); iibomushiri(蟷螂); kamakiri / kamakiri; toro(蟷螂, 螳螂); imojiri(蟷螂); ibomushiri(蟷螂); kamakiri かまきり; とうろう(蟷螂, 螳螂); いもじり(蟷螂); いいぼむしり(蟷螂); カマキリ |
(kana only) (occ. written 杜父魚) praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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