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螳螂捕蟬
tong4 long4 bou6 sim4
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the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead) The full idiom is 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後: the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (i.e., "covet gains ahead without being aware of danger behind")
 Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2080 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 13th Oct 2008 05:36 and last edited on 5th Dec 2012 00:35 |
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Characters in this word:螳 tong4 - mantis螂 long4 - insects 捕 bou6 - arrest; catch; seize 蟬 sim4 - cicada |
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