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Change log entry 94413
Processed by: kbaiko (2026-03-26 19:44:56 UTC)
Comment: << review queue entry 85181 - submitted by 'polaris' >>
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 tángláng-bǔchán,huángquè-zàihòu @ 《现代汉语词典》
螳螂正要捉蝉,不知道黄雀在后面正想吃它(语本《庄子·山木》),比喻只看见前面有利可图,不知道祸害就在后面。

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Editor:

Please be more careful with the pinyin

"tang2 lang2 bu3chan2" -> "tang2lang2-bu3chan2"
"tang2lang2 bchan2 , huang2que4 zai4hou4" -> "tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4"
"tang2lang2 bu3chan2 , huang2que4 zai4hou4" -> "tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4"
"Zhuang1 zi3" -> "Zhuang1zi3"

Oriole is 黄鹂; 黄雀 is siskin
Diff:
- 螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 [tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2] /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/
# + 螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 [[tang2 lang2 bu3chan2]] /see 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后[tang2lang2 bchan2 , huang2que4 zai4hou4]/
 
- 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 [tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 , huang2 que4 zai4 hou4] /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/
# + 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 [[tang2lang2 bu3chan2 , huang2que4 zai4hou4]] /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/
# Editor:
+ 螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 [[tang2lang2-bu3chan2]] /see 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后[tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4]/
+ 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 [[tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4]] /lit. the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3])/fig. to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger/
By MDBG 2026
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