螳螂
tong4 long4táng láng
English
- mantis
- praying mantis
- Mantis
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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