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mantis / praying mantis
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  *螳* | 螳* | *螳
praying mantis
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  *螂* | 螂* | *螂
used in 螞螂|蚂螂 / used in 蜣螂 and 虼螂 / used in 螳螂 / used in 蟑螂
lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / fig. to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible / also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车
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
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
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


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