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Meaning of 螳蜋捕蝉,黄雀在后

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螳 táng 蜋 láng 捕 bǔ 蝉 chán , , 黄 huáng 雀 què 在 zài 后 hòu (Trad.: 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後)
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (成语 saw, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 |庄子 ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger