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螳螂捕蟬

简螳螂捕蝉 · 繁螳螂捕蟬

Mandarin · pinyin táng láng bǔ chán

see 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 táng láng bǔ chán, huáng què zài hòu

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螳: táng · mantis
螂: láng · mantis, dung beetle
捕: bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
蟬: Look up this written character
蝉: chán · cicada; continuous

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2–2–3–2 · tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2

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tong4 long4 bou6 sim4

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