螳
táng
Pinyin

Definition

螳
 - 
táng
  1. praying mantis

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

螳螂
táng láng
  1. 1 mantis
  2. 2 praying mantis
螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
  1. 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 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

Idioms (3)

螳臂当车
táng bì dāng chē
  1. 1 a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)
  2. 2 to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
  3. 3 also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车[táng bì dǎng chē]
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 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
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 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

Sample Sentences

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
A praying mantis tries to catch a cicada while a yellow sparrow lurks behind.
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为了要换免费的东西，所以给了个人资料。螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。你不能只想着眼前的利益。
wèile yào huàn miǎnfèi de dōngxi ，suǒyǐ gěi le gèrén zīliào 。tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu 。nǐ bùnéng zhǐ xiǎng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì 。
In order to get free samples, you gave out your personal information. You can't see the forest for the trees. Don't only consider the immediate profits.
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有一间公司的股票涨得很快，但是要小心“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”，这可能只是一时的炒作而已。
yǒu yī jiān gōngsī de gǔpiào zhǎng de hěn kuài ，dànshì yào xiǎoxīn “tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu ”，zhè kěnéng zhǐshì yīshí de chǎozuò éryǐ 。
One company's stock increases fast. But beware of the potential danger. This might only be a short-term hype.
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