螂 [－]

Jyutping long4
Pinyin láng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. dragonfly
  2. mantis
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. dragonfly/mantis/a type of beetle
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    Used in compounds.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. mantis, dung beetle
  2. Cangjie Input
    LIIIL
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她只对鱼和蟑螂感兴趣。
    她只對魚和蟑螂感興趣。
    tā zhǐ duì yú hé zhāng láng gǎn xìng qù 。
    • She's only interested in fish and cockroaches.
  2. Mandarin
    我用100美元跟我的朋友赌他不会吃活蟑螂。我输了！
    我用100美元跟我的朋友賭他不會吃活蟑螂。我輸了！
    wǒ yòng 100 měi yuán gēn wǒ de péng you dǔ tā bù huì chī huó zhāng láng 。 wǒ shū le ！
    • I bet my friend $100 that he wouldn't eat a live cockroach. I lost!
  3. Mandarin
    这毒药用来治蟑螂很有效。
    這毒藥用來治蟑螂很有效。
    zhè dú yào yòng lái zhì zhāng láng hěn yǒu xiào 。
    • This poison is very effective in getting rid of roaches.
  4. Mandarin
    吃蟑螂安全吗？
    吃蟑螂安全嗎？
    chī zhāng láng ān quán ma ？
    • Is it safe to eat cockroaches?
  5. Mandarin
    虼螂是昆虫。
    虼螂是昆蟲。
    gè láng shì kūn chóng 。
    • Dung beetles are insects.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    螳螂捕蝉嘅寓意系，目光短浅嘅人追求眼前嘅利益𠮶阵，往往忽视周围嘅危险。
    螳螂捕蟬嘅寓意係，目光短淺嘅人追求眼前嘅利益嗰陣，往往忽視周圍嘅危險。
    tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ge3 jyu6 ji3 hai6, muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2 ge3 jan4 zeoi1 kau4 ngaan5 cin4 ge3 lei6 jik1 go2 zan2, wong5 wong5 fat1 si6 zau1 wai4 ge3 ngai4 him2.
    • The motto of the story of Mantis stalking cicada is that a short-sighted person is completely ignorant to imminent danger in his pursuit of close gains.
  2. Cantonese
    广东 南拳当中嘅周家螳螂拳系一种基于螳螂嘅特色拳法，而且同华北嘅螳螂拳有分别。
    廣東 南拳當中嘅周家螳螂拳係一種基於螳螂嘅特色拳法，而且同華北嘅螳螂拳有分別。
    yue:廣東 南拳當中嘅周家螳螂拳係一種基於螳螂嘅特色拳法，而且同華北嘅螳螂拳有分別。
    • Chow Gar, among Guangdong Southern Fists, is a special kung fu style based on the mantis. It differs stylistically from the Mantis Fists style from Northern China.
    • （量詞：隻）
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    毒死蟑螂
    毒死蟑螂
    dú sǐ zhāng láng
    • to kill cockroaches with poison