螳螂捕蟬

螳
螳
螂
螂
捕
捕
蝉
蟬
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Characters and words in 螳螂捕蟬

螳
táng = t + ang2
praying mantis
螳
螂
mantis / praying mantis
螂
蜋
láng = l + ang2
variant of 螂[lang2]
螂
láng = l + ang2
dragonfly / mantis
捕
bǔ = bu + Ø3
to catch / to seize / to capture
捕 = 扌 + 甫 : Ivan Pavlov (甫) tries to catch (捕) Bruno Bear (bu) with a toy claw (扌) inside of the space station (Ø3) because he wants to conduct an experiment on him.
蝉
蟬
chán = ch + an2
cicada

Words with 螳螂捕蟬

螳
螳
螂
螂
捕
捕
蝉
蟬
，
，
,
黄
黃
雀
雀
在
在
后
後
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

Sentences with 螳螂捕蟬

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