Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
刀螂刀螂dao1 lang5
(dialect) mantis
蚂螂螞螂ma1 lang2
dragonfly
南派螳螂南派螳螂nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
蜣螂蜣螂qiang1 lang2
dung beetle
屎蚵螂屎蚵螂shi3 ke1 lang2
dung beetle
螳螂螳螂tang2 lang2
mantis; praying mantis
螳螂捕蝉螳螂捕蟬tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger