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螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後
简 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 · 繁 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後Mandarin · pinyin táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
Meanings
- (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ)
- (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Characters in this entry
- 螳
- táng · mantis
- 螂
- láng · mantis, dung beetle
- 捕
- bǔ · arrest, catch, seize
- 蟬
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- 黃
- huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
- 雀
- què · sparrow
- 在
- zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
- 後
- hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
- 蝉
- chán · cicada; continuous
- 黄
- huáng · yellow; surname
- 后
- hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
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tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ，wong4 zoek3 zoi6 hau6
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