| táng | praying mantis |
| 螳 | praying mantis |
| 螳臂当车 | a rash attempt to do what is far beyond one's ability |
| 螳臂挡车 | kick against the pricks |
| 螳螂 | mantis praying mantis |
| 螳螂拳 | mantis boxing |
| 螳螂捕蝉 | 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 |
| 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 | 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 |