螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

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

Characters and words in 螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

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.
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
蝉
蟬
chán = ch + an2
cicada
黄
黃
huáng = hu + ang2
surname Huang or Hwang
黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.
黄
黃
huáng = hu + ang2
yellow / pornographic / to fall through
黄 = 井 + 由 + 八 : Mnemonic symbol: the Yellow Emperor.

Helga Horse invited the Yellow Emperor to join her visit anglepod. In the kitchen, he falls for her trap: Helga prepared a field of eight balls on which the Yellow Emperor trips. As he falls into the well behind the field of eight balls, Helga neighs and laughs loudly at him.
黄
黃
雀
雀
(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)
雀
qia̅o = qi + ao1
a freckle / lentigo
雀
què = qu + e4
(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]
在
zài = z + ai4
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
在 = 一 + 亻 + 土 : Zorro (z) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) exist (在) in the airplane's bathroom (ai4). Rosa is in the middle of balancing a flute (一) on her head and on a pile of clay (土). Zorro uses his rapier to inscribe "Z" into the flute, so as to mark that the pronunciation of "在" begins with "z".
在
在
后
後
behind
后
後
hòu = h + ou4
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
后 = ⺁ + 𠮛 : Mnemonic symbol: Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. Zenobia (后) and Hamlet (h) want to bake banana bread in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), but they don't know how. Behind (后) a banana tree (⺁) they study a scroll (𠮛) on which the recipe is written.

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