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a generic name for insects This character can only be used as suffix of another character to refer to specific type of insects, such as cockroach, praying mantis, dung beetle, etc.
 Stroke count: 16
Level: 3
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 3406 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Jan 2012 04:21 |
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蟑螂
zoeng1 long4 = cockroach 國
螳螂
tong4 long4 = praying mantis; mantid
馬狂螂
maa5 kong4 long4 = mantis; praying insect 粵
螳螂捕蟬
tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 = the mantis stalks the cicada
周家螳螂拳
zau1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4 = Chow Gar Praying Mantis , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style
朱家螳螂拳
zyu1 gaa1 tong4 long4 kyun4 = Chu Gar Praying Mantis Kung Fu , a traditional Hakka Kung Fu style |
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Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+8782 (off-site link)
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