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Keyword
praying mantis
Frequency
#4322
Strokes
17
Readings
táng
Mnemonic
虫 (insect) gives the meaning and 堂 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
螳螂tángláng
mantis; praying mantis
螳táng
praying mantis
螳臂当车tángbìdāngchē
(lit.) a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); (fig.) to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible