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螳táng螂láng捕bǔ蝉chán，,黄huáng雀què在zài后hòu

  1. (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

    trad. 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

Also written 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後【táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu】

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