Chinese Language Learning: Tang2 Lang2 Bu3 Chan2 Huang2 Que4 Zai4 Hou4

As we all know, the Chinese idiom is always an important part in Chinese language learning. In this online Chinese course, we will come to a Chinese idiom learning that is “螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后(tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 huang2 que4 zai4 hou4)”.

You may have already heard it during the daily communication, but many people do not know the exact meaning of it especially for those Chinese newly-learners. This idiom comes from a history allusion. To make it more clear to you, I will explain the general meaning in the following paragraphs.

The thorough plot is like the following: there was a tree in the garden with a cicada chirping on it. It did not notice that a mantis waiting behind it wanted to eat it. The mantis bent its body dying to eat up the cicada. However, it did not know there was a siskin behind it. The mantis stretched its neck to catch the cicada without knowing a slingshot aiming at it.

That is the origin meaning of the idiom. As for Chinese language learning, we need to know its practical meaning and usage. Actually, the idiom tells us to be thoughtful rather than shortsighted. Sometimes it refers to those who only focus on the short-term interest but neglect the long-term one, which may cause some potential danger or bad effects.

So this is what we need to know about this idiom. To know more about the Chinese idioms, you can join our other Chinese courses.

source:http://www.blogster.com/smile123xia/chinese-language-learning-tang2-lang2-bu3-chan2-huang2-que4-zai4-hou4