螳螂捕蝉
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
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
Traditional: 螳螂捕蟬
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- 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
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Related Words
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后(táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu)— 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
→吊诡(diào guǐ)— bizarre
→窃国者侯，窃钩者诛(qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū)— steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
→窃钩者诛，窃国者侯(qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu)— steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
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