The metaphor of the praying mantis catching the cicada and the yellow finch in the back

It's a bit close to the meaning of the mouse's eyes, and there is no long-term vision. I thought everything was under control, but I didn't expect it to be in someone else's trap.

It probably refers to the kind of person who is short-sighted and doesn't know what will happen next.

The praying mantis was about to catch the cicada, but the yellow finch was about to eat it behind it.

The praying mantis was about to catch the cicada, but it didn't know that the yellow finch was behind.

The praying mantis was about to catch the cicada, but the yellow finch was about to eat it behind it. The metaphor is short-sighted, only thinking of calculating others, but not expecting others to calculate him.

Praying Mantis Catcher: Cicada: Got it. Praying mantis catches cicadas, unaware of potential dangers. The metaphor is short-sighted.

Yellow Sparrow in the Front: A metaphor for waiting for an opportunity to attack from behind, but also a metaphor for having worries.

There is an elm tree in the garden with a cicada on it. The cicada was vibrating its wings and chirping sadly, wanting to drink some cool dew, but it didn't know that a praying mantis was scattering behind its back. The praying mantis bends its neck, trying to grab the cicada and swallow it.

The praying mantis was about to eat the cicada, but it didn't know that the yellow finch was behind it. The yellow finch craned its neck to peck past the praying mantis and swallow him. The yellow finch was about to eat the praying mantis, but he didn't know that a child was under the elm tree, and he pulled out the slingshot and was about to shoot at the yellow finch.

The child wants to pull out the slingshot and shoot the yellow finch, but he doesn't know that there is a deep pit under his feet and a tree stump behind it.

The birds and insects and the child are greedy for immediate gain, but they are not aware of the scourge lurking behind them.

Meaning] Don't focus only on immediate benefits and forget about future disasters.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, Huang Xun Yufinch means that the praying mantis catches the cicada, but he doesn't know that the yellow finch is trying to eat it behind it, and then compares it to harming others for the sake of interests, and he doesn't know that someone is calculating him.

The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch tells us the truth later: when considering problems and handling things, we must think carefully, consider the consequences, and don't only care about the immediate interests and ignore the future troubles. satirizes those who only care about immediate interests and do not care about the disasters behind them; A warning to such people who are blind-eyed, dizzy, and disregard for future troubles.

1. Idiom source:

Zhuang traveled around the Fan of the carved tomb, saw a strange magpie from the south, the wing is seven feet wide, the eyes are big and lucky, and the wind of the Zhou, and gathered in the chestnut forest. Zhuang Zhou said: "What kind of bird is this, the wings will not pass away, and the eyes will not be seen?

Walk in a hurry, hold on and stay. When you see a cicada, you can get the shade and forget about it; The praying mantis fights with its eyes, sees it and forgets its shape; The magpie thus benefited, and forgot the truth when it saw the benefit.

Zhuang Zhou was stunned and said: "Wow! The solid phase of things is tired, and the two types are also called together"! donate bombs and go back, and Yu people will follow them one by one. - Warring States Zhuang Zhou et al., "Zhuangzi Shanmu").

2. Interpretation:

Zhuangzi was playing in the woods of Diaoling Chestnut when he saw a strange magpie flying from the south, with wings as wide as seven feet and eyes as big as an inch, touching Zhuang Mu Minyanzi's forehead and resting in the fruit grove. Zhuangzi said: "What kind of bird is this, with big wings but no way to fly, big eyes but no sharp eyesight?"

So he lifted his clothes and walked forward quickly, holding a slingshot and quietly waiting for the opportunity.

At this time, I suddenly saw a cicada, resting beautifully in the thick shade of the tree, forgetting its own safety; A praying mantis uses leaves as a concealment to pounce on the cicada when it sees an opportunity, and the praying mantis forgets its own form when it sees that it is about to succeed; The strange magpie followed suit, believing that it was a perfect time, and that it was about to catch the praying mantis and lost its true nature.

Zhuangzi was frightened and vigilantly said: "Ah, this is how things in the world are originally involved and competing with each other, and the two kinds of things are always attracted by profit!" Zhuangzi then threw away the slingshot and turned to walk away quickly, and the guards of the chestnut garden chased after him in bewilderment.