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螳螂捕蝉

táng láng bǔ chán
📊 Corpus Indexed: 4 clips
💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
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螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后
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螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后

(中原有句俗语) ── Previous context

“the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.”

《佳偶天成》 · 15:35
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好一招螳螂捕蝉
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好一招 螳螂捕蝉

(吸引仙门前来) ── Previous context

“What a classic move of "the mantis stalks the cicada,”

《佳偶天成》 · 30:55
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将计就计地让他们螳螂捕蝉
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将计就计地让他们 螳螂捕蝉

(还不如) ── Previous context

“play along and let them take the bait,”

《蜜语纪》 · 29:08
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螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后
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螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后

(我小腿肚子一直在哆嗦) ── Previous context

“There's always a bigger fish.”

《迷墙》 · 17:16
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