táng​láng​bǔ​chán​huáng​què​zài​hòu

to seek gain while ignoring danger

Senses

螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后/ 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 táng​láng​bǔ​chán​huáng​què​zài​hòu to seek gain while ignoring danger

(idiom) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (from the Zhuangzi); to pursue a narrow immediate gain while neglecting a greater danger nearby

螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后/ 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 táng​láng​bǔ​chán​huáng​què​zài​hòu mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

short-sightedness in pursuit of a goal; to be so focused on a target that one ignores a greater danger looming from behind

References

see 螳螂捕蝉/螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后/螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後