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刀螂

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(dialect) mantis
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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.

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Original source entry:

刀螂 刀螂 [dao1 lang5] /(dialect) mantis/

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  • 刀
    dāo

    knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass (CL:把[bǎ]) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain / to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他[xiǎng dāo tā] "I could kill him!")

    Dāo

    surname Dao

  • 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]

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