螂 is also the simplified spelling of 蜋.
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螂
Mandarin · pinyin láng
Meanings
- used in 螞螂 mā láng
- used in 蜣螂 qiāng láng and 虼螂 gè láng
- used in 螳螂 táng láng
- used in 蟑螂 zhāng láng
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- 螂
- láng · mantis, dung beetle
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Cantonese word readings for 螂. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- Used in compounds.
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