螳

北派螳螂拳

běi pài táng láng quán

Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)

南派螳螂

nán pài táng láng

Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art

螳臂挡车

táng bì dǎng chē

see 螳臂當車|螳臂当车[tang2 bi4 dang1 che1]

螳臂当车

táng bì dāng chē

lit. a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom)

螳螂

táng láng

mantis

螳螂捕蝉

táng láng bǔ chán

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger