praying mantis; an insect with a triangular head and sickle-shaped front legs used for catching prey

to catch; to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hunt (animals, fish, etc.)

(bound form) cicada; a family of insects with large eyes and transparent wings, the males of which produce a loud buzzing sound. Also called 知了 zhī​liǎo

(bird species) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus), a small bird with yellow-green plumage and a pleasant song often kept as a pet; titmouse

behind; later on

To pursue a small gain while being unaware of a greater danger approaching from behind; refers to the idiom "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind"

(bird species) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus), a small bird with yellow-green plumage and a pleasant song often kept as a pet; titmouse

behind; later on