螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後

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

praying mantis

mantis / praying mantis

variant of 螂[lang2]

dragonfly / mantis

to catch / to seize / to capture

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

cicada

yellow / pornographic / to fall through

(bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus)

a freckle / lentigo

(bound form) small bird / sparrow / also pr. [qiao3]

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

behind

back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-