praying mantis
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mantis / praying mantis
see 螳臂當車|螳臂当车[]
(lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) / (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible
see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[]
(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[]) / (fig.) 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
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27