螳螂捕蝉

Traditional: 螳螂捕蟬

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Dictionary entry

see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]

What does 螳螂捕蝉 mean?

螳螂捕蝉 (táng láng bǔ chán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4]

Character breakdown

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螳tángpraying mantis 螂lángvariant of 螂[lang2]捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture 蝉cháncicada

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