螳螂捕蝉 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 tánglángbǔchánhuángquèzàihòu 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