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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 螳螂捕蟬 [ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄢˊ; tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2]
 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
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