螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 [－－－蝉－黄－－后]

Jyutping tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 ， wong4 zoek3 zoi6 hau6
Pinyin táng láng bǔ chán ， huáng què zài hòu

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 [－－－蝉－黄－－后]

Jyutping tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 , wong4 zoek3 zoi6 hau6
Pinyin táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu

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