螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòutanglangbuchan,huangquezaihou
- (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
- (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger