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螳螂捕蝉

táng láng bǔ chándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后[táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-0a1ad47ac1366d99. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 [tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2] /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]/

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Other forms in these source records: 螳螂捕蟬

  • 螳
    táng

    praying mantis

  • 螂
    láng

    used in 螞螂|蚂螂[mā láng] / used in 蜣螂[qiāng láng] and 虼螂[gè láng] / used in 螳螂[táng láng] / used in 蟑螂[zhāng láng]

  • 捕
    bǔ

    to catch / to seize / to capture

  • 蝉
    chán

    cicada

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.