汉英词典
MEANING OF 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
(螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後)
(螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
The praying mantis is about to catch the cicada, but the oriole is about to eat it behind it / The metaphor is short-sighted, only thinking of calculating others, but not expecting others to calculate him
螳螂正要捉蝉，不知黄雀在它后面正要吃它。比喻目光短浅，只想到算计别人，没想到别人在算计他。
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