螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu

the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 (Zhuāng zǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Traditional 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

Meaning

tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòutang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4
  1. the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāng zǐ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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