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刀螂

刀螂

Chinese

		knife	dragonfly; mantis
simp. and trad. (刀螂)		刀	螂

Noun

刀螂

(dialectal) Alternative term for 螳螂 (tángláng, “praying mantis”). (Classifier: 隻／只)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dāoláng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠㄌㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ long⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dāoláng → dāolang (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠㄌㄤˊ → ㄉㄠㄌㄤ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dau.lang
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/ → /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ lɑŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou¹ long⁴
  - Yale: dōu lòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ long⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/