Read Edit View history 螳螂捕蟬 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 螳螂捕蝉/ 螳螂捕蟬 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada 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" Edit Delete References Add reference 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 Edit Delete synonym 黄雀伺蝉/黃雀伺蟬 → 螳螂捕蝉/螳螂捕蟬 Edit Delete
螳螂捕蝉/ 螳螂捕蟬 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada 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" Edit Delete