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Northern Praying Mantis

táng láng quán
tou rou ken
당랑권
Northern Praying Mantis Scroll

This can be translated literally as "Praying Mantis Fist".

螳螂拳 is sometimes called Shandong Praying Mantis after its place of origin. It was created by Wang Lang and was named after the praying mantis, an insect, the aggressiveness of which inspired the style.

Shaolin records document that Wang Lang was one of the 18 masters gathered by the Shaolin Abbot Fu Ju, which dates him and Northern Praying Mantis style to the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.).

The fact that the word "Northern" is used in the English title has more to do with where this style came from (Shandong is in northern China) but "north" is absent from this Chinese title.

Note: 螳螂拳 is also a title in Japanese - however, only a Japanese person who practices or is familiar with "Praying Mantis Fist" style would recognize it.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Northern Praying Mantis螳螂拳tou rou ken
tourouken
to ro ken
toroken		táng láng quán
tang2 lang2 quan2
tang lang quan
tanglangquan		t`ang lang ch`üan
tanglangchüan
tang lang chüan


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Characters

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 Pronunciation
Romanization		 Simple Dictionary Definition

狼

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
 ookami(p);ookame(ok);oinu(ok);ookami / おおかみ(P);おおかめ(ok);おいぬ(ok);オオカミ
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Wolf

wolf; CL:匹[pi3],隻|只[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]
(1) (kana only) wolf (Canis lupus); (2) wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer; (surname) Ookami
A wolf; fierce.

伊朗

see styles		 yī lǎng / yi1 lang3
i lang
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Iran

Iran

布朗

see styles		 bù lǎng / bu4 lang3
pu lang
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布朗
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Brown (name); Gordon Brown (1951-), UK politician, prime minister 2007-2010

晴朗

see styles		 qíng lǎng / qing2 lang3
ch`ing lang / ching lang
 seirou / sero / せいろう
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Sunny / Clear and Bright

sunny and cloudless
(noun or adjectival noun) clear; fair; fine; serene; (male given name) Harou

波浪

see styles		 bō làng / bo1 lang4
po lang
 harou / haro / はろう
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Wave

wave
waves; billows; surge; (female given name) Harou
taraṅga, a wave, waves.

津浪

see styles		 jīn làng / jin1 lang4
chin lang
 tsuba / つば
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Tsunami / Tidal Wave

tsunami; same as 海嘯|海啸
tsunami; tidal wave; (surname) Tsuba

浪人

see styles		 làng rén / lang4 ren2
lang jen
 rounin / ronin / ろうにん
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Ronin / Masterless Samurai

vagrant; unemployed person; rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) ronin; wandering samurai without a master to serve; (2) out of work; (3) waiting for another chance to enter a university; (given name) Rounin

狼人

see styles		 láng rén / lang2 ren2
lang jen
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Werewolf

werewolf

破浪

see styles		 pò làng / po4 lang4
p`o lang / po lang
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Brave the Waves

to set sail; to brave the waves

螳螂

see styles		 táng láng / tang2 lang2
t`ang lang / tang lang
 tourou / toro / とうろう    kamakiri / かまきり
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Mantis / Praying Mantis

mantis; praying mantis
(kana only) praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

衝浪

冲浪

see styles		 chōng làng / chong1 lang4
ch`ung lang / chung lang
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Surfing

to surf; surfing

佛朗哥

see styles		 fó lǎng gē / fo2 lang3 ge1
fo lang ko
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Franco

Franco (name); Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975

啷

see styles		 lāng / lang1
lang
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啷
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(onom.) bang; clank; see 哐啷, clatter

埌

see styles		 làng / lang4
lang
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埌
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wasteland; wild

塱

see styles		 lǎng / lang3
lang
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塱
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raised bank; mud wall

嫏

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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嫏
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see 嫏嬛[Lang2 huan2]

崀

see styles		 làng / lang4
lang
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崀
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used in place names

廊

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
 rou / ro / ろう
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廊
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corridor; veranda; porch
corridor; passage; hall

朗

see styles		 lǎng / lang3
lang
 rō / ろう
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朗
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clear; bright
(surname, given name) Rou
bright

桹

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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桹
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(palm)

榔

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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榔
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tall tree (archaic)

浪

see styles		 làng / lang4
lang
 rou / ro / ろう
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浪
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wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble
(counter) (See 浪人・2) person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university; (surname) Rou
wave

烺

see styles		 lǎng / lang3
lang
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烺
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blaze; light

琅

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
 roukan / rokan / ろうかん
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琅
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jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants
(given name) Roukan

瑯

琅

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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瑯
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(gem); tinkling of pendants
See: 琅

稂

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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稂
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grass; weeds

筤

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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筤
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young bamboo

莨

see styles		 làng / lang4
lang
 taba / たば
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莨
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Scopalia japonica maxin
(gikun reading) (1) (kana only) tobacco (por: tabaco); cigarette; cigaret; cigar; (2) (kana only) tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum); (surname) Taba

蒗

see styles		 làng / lang4
lang
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蒗
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(herb); place name

蜋

螂

see styles		 láng / lang2
lang
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蜋
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variant of 螂[lang2]

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