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[螳螂捕蟬] tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子
>庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger

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        tángláng, mantis/praying mantis
        táng, praying mantis

        zhāngláng, cockroach
        tángláng, mantis/praying mantis
        qiāngláng, dung beetle

        dàibǔ, to arrest/to apprehend/an arrest
        bèibǔ, to be arrested/under arrest
        zhuībǔ, to pursue/to be after/to hunt down
        bǔ, to catch/to seize/to capture
        jūbǔ, to arrest
        
        bǔzhuō, to catch/to seize/to capture
        zhuābǔ, to seize/to capture
        sōubǔ, to hunt and arrest (fugitives)/to track down and arrest/a manhunt
        bǔyú, [捕魚], to catch fish/to fish
        bǔhuò, [捕獲], to catch/to capture/to seize
        bǔliè, [捕獵], hunting
        jùbǔ, to resist arrest
        bǔshā, [捕殺], to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
        bǔshí, to prey on/to catch and feed on/to hunt for food
        wéibǔ, [圍捕], to fish by casting a net/to capture/to surround and seize
        
        yòubǔ, [誘捕], to lure into a trap/to trap/to capture
        bǔfēngzhuōyǐng, [捕風捉影], lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusati...
        bǔlāo, [捕撈], to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)/to catch
        bǔshǔqì, mousetrap
        lièbǔ, [獵捕], to hunt/hunting
        jībǔ, [緝捕], to seize/to apprehend/an arrest
        bǔtóu, [捕頭], constable
        
        xúnbǔ, to patrol/policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)
        
        pībǔ, to authorize an arrest
        

        chánlián, [蟬聯], to continue in a post/(to hold a post) several times in succession/(to win a tit...
        chán, [蟬], cicada
        jīnchántuōqiào, [金蟬脫殼], lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shel...
        chánmíng, [蟬鳴], song of cicadas/chirping of insects
        
        chányì, [蟬翼], cicada's wing/fig. diaphanous/delicate texture
        hánchán, [寒蟬], cicada in winter/fig. mournful sound

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