汉英词典
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MEANING OF 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
(螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后)
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。
táng láng () chán () huáng què/qiāo/qiǎo zài () hòu
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