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黄雀伺蝉
huáng​què​sì​chán

unaware of one's own danger

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黄雀伺蝉 黃雀伺蟬 huáng​què​sì​chán
unaware of one's own danger
(idiom) to be so focused on immediate gains that one is unaware of the hidden danger lurking behind; from a story about a siskin bird watching a cicada while a hunter aims from below

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  • 螳螂捕蝉 táng​láng​bǔ​chán