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螳螂捕蟬 (tong4 long4 bou6 sim4) — the mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead) in Cantonese

tongˎ₄螳longˎ₄螂bouˍ₆捕simˎ₄蟬
简 螳螂捕蝉
Mandarin Pinyin: tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2

Meaning of 螳螂捕蟬

nounthe mantis stalks the cicada (i.e., blindly looking forward to the gains ahead)

Characters in 螳螂捕蟬

螳tong4
mantis
螂long4
a generic name for insects
捕bou6
arrest; catch; seize; capture; trap; hunt
蟬sim4
cicada

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