螳螂 (táng láng) — mantis, praying mantis

Definition

Beispiele

• 我小时候喜欢看螳螂捕食害虫。
  Wǒ xiǎo shí hou xǐ huan kàn táng láng bǔ shí hài chóng.
  When I was little, I liked watching mantises catch pests.
• 这只螳螂的腿很长，颜色是绿色的。
  Zhè zhī táng láng de tuǐ hěn cháng, yán sè shì lǜ sè de.
  This mantis has very long legs and is green in color.
• 中国有一句成语叫“螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后”。
  Zhōng guó yǒu yí jù chéng yǔ jiào "táng láng bǔ chán, huáng què zài hòu".
  There is a Chinese idiom: 'The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.'