螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后

螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
tánglángchán,huángquèzàihòu
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāng); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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