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螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
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Definitions
- 1. the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
Child Words of 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
cicada
to catch
yellow
(bound form) small bird
praying mantis
behind
empress
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
to exist; to be alive
mantis
dragonfly
a freckle