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螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

9-character word Traditional 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

What 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 means

1. (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ})
2. (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

The characters in 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后

• 螳tángpraying mantis
• 螂lángused in 蚂螂; used in 蜣螂; used in 螳螂
• 捕bǔto catch; to seize; to capture
• 蝉cháncicada
• 黄huángyellow; pornographic; to fall through
• 雀què(bound form) small bird; sparrow; also pr. qiǎo
• 在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at…
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch