- 蟑螂 zhāngláng cockroachcockroach; a common flat-bodied household pest of the insect order Blattodea
- 螳螂 tángláng mantispraying mantis; an insect with a triangular head and sickle-shaped front legs used for catching prey
- 螳螂捕蝉 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicadaTo pursue a small gain while being unaware of a greater danger approaching from behind; refers to the idiom "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind"
- 蜣螂 qiāngláng dung beetledung beetle; a type of insect known for rolling animal dung into balls
- 蚂螂 mālang dragonfly(dialect) dragonfly
- 刀螂 dāolang mantis(dialect) a praying mantis, same as [[螳螂|螳螂|tang2 lang2]]
- 北派螳螂拳 běipàitánglángquán Northern Praying Mantisa Chinese martial art style also known as Beipai Tanglang Quan
- 南派螳螂 nánpàitángláng Southern Praying MantisA style of Southern Chinese martial arts, including the Chow Gar branch
- 屎蚵螂 shǐkēláng dung beetle
- 虼螂 gèláng dung beetleA type of beetle that eats and rolls animal dung into balls; also known as [[蜣螂|蜣螂|qiang1 lang2]] or [[屎壳郎|屎殼郎|shi3 ke5 lang4]].
- 螂蛆 lángqū centipedecentipede (variant name)
- 螳螂拳 tánglángquán praying mantis boxingA style of Chinese martial arts characterized by hand movements imitating a praying mantis; according to legend, it was created by Wang Lang during the transition from the Ming to Qing dynasty.
- 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 tánglángbǔchánhuángquèzàihòu to seek gain while ignoring danger(idiom) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (from the Zhuangzi); to pursue a narrow immediate gain while neglecting a greater danger nearby
- 蟑螂屋 zhānglángwū cockroach trapcockroach trap; a sticky house used to catch cockroaches
- 蟑螂花 zhānglánghuā red spider lilylycoris radiata, a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family characterized by bright red blooms and petals that curve backwards
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH