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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
螂
mantis / praying mantis
螳
táng = t + ang2
praying mantis
Add a new mnemonic for 螳 = 虫 + 堂
螂
蜋
láng = l + ang2
variant of 螂[lang2]
Add a new mnemonic for 螂 = 虫 + 郎
Add a new mnemonic for 蜋 = 虫 + 良
螂
láng = l + ang2
dragonfly / mantis
Add a new mnemonic for 螂 = 虫 + 郎
捕
bǔ = bu + Ø3
to catch / to seize / to capture
Add a new mnemonic for 捕 = 扌 + 甫
蝉
蟬
chán = ch + an2
cicada
Add a new mnemonic for 蝉 = 虫 + 単
Add a new mnemonic for 蟬 = 虫 + 單

Words with 螳螂捕蟬

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

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