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北派螳螂拳

běi pài táng láng quándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
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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:

北派螳螂拳 北派螳螂拳 [bei3 pai4 tang2 lang2 quan2] /Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)/

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Character information

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  • 北
    běi

    north / (classical) to be defeated

  • 派
    pā

    used in 派司[pā si]

    pài

    (literary) tributary; branch of a river / clique; school; group; faction / (bound form) style; manner / to send (a person or resource); to dispatch; to allocate (a resource or task); to appoint (sb) / classifier for factions, groups etc / (preceded by 一[yī]) classifier used in characterizing a scene, atmosphere, demeanor, sound, remark etc / (loanword) pi (Greek letter Π, π); the circular ratio 𝜋 = 3.14159... / (loanword) pie

  • 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]

  • 拳
    quán

    fist / boxing

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