螳螂捕蟬 [－－－蝉]

Jyutping tong4 long4 bou6 sim4
Pinyin táng láng bǔ chán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. 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
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    螳螂捕蝉嘅寓意系，目光短浅嘅人追求眼前嘅利益𠮶阵，往往忽视周围嘅危险。
    螳螂捕蟬嘅寓意係，目光短淺嘅人追求眼前嘅利益嗰陣，往往忽視周圍嘅危險。
    tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ge3 jyu6 ji3 hai6, muk6 gwong1 dyun2 cin2 ge3 jan4 zeoi1 kau4 ngaan5 cin4 ge3 lei6 jik1 go2 zan2, wong5 wong5 fat1 si6 zau1 wai4 ge3 ngai4 him2.
    • The motto of the story of Mantis stalking cicada is that a short-sighted person is completely ignorant to imminent danger in his pursuit of close gains.