粵

螳tong4螂long4

tong4 long4táng láng

English

  1. mantis
  2. praying mantis
  3. Mantis

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 昆蟲嘅一種;一般都係成身綠色或者土黃色,個身修長,個頭呈三角形,對前肢好似鐮刀咁樣,方便佢哋捕食其他昆蟲,佢哋會食啲害蟲,所以算係益蟲。因為佢哋企起身用對鐮刀手捉嘢嗰個樣令到佢哋好似識打功夫咁,所以有唔少功夫門派係基於佢哋啲動作嘅。(量詞:隻)

Examples

  • 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.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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