螳螂捕蝉 (螳螂捕蟬) tángláng bǔ chán
tángláng bǔ chán
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the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '螳螂捕蟬')
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- Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - A Chain of Misfortunes 卷四 與世界接軌 ■憂患的連鎖 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》 — count: 3
- Chapter 2: Stages of Life - What to Eat 卷二 生命的層次 ■吃什麼 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》 — count: 1
- The Mirror of History 歷史的鏡子 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 1
- Smart Competition 聰明的爭議 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 6 - Competing Against Yourself 《迷悟之間(六)和自己競賽》 — count: 1
- Bane 剋 星 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 9 - It's Lonely at the Top 《迷悟之間(九)高處不勝寒》 — count: 1