螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後
tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu
ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄢˊ , ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄡˋ
Simplified 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
- 1(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- 2(fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger