Beipai Tanglang Quan - "Northern Praying Mantis" (Chinese Martial Art)
南派螳螂南派螳螂nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art
螳臂当车螳臂當車tang2 bi4 dang1 che1
a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom); to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible; also written 螳臂擋車|螳臂挡车
螳螂螳螂tang2 lang2
mantis; praying mantis
螳螂捕蝉螳螂捕蟬tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger