蝉蜕
chán tuì
Pinyin

Definition

蝉蜕
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chán tuì
  1. cicada slough
  2. fig. to free oneself
  3. to extricate oneself from

Character Decomposition

Related Words (14)

貂蝉
Diāo Chán
  1. 1 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dǒng Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bù]
蜕变
tuì biàn
  1. 1 to transform
  2. 2 to morph
  3. 3 to degenerate
  4. 4 metamorphosis
  5. 5 transmutation
  6. 6 transformation
  7. 7 decay
  8. 8 degeneration
蝉联
chán lián
  1. 1 to continue in a post
  2. 2 (to hold a post) several times in succession
  3. 3 (to win a title) in successive years
  4. 4 to stay at number one
  5. 5 to defend a championship
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
寒蝉
hán chán
  1. 1 cicada in winter
  2. 2 fig. mournful sound
蜕
tuì
  1. 1 skin cast off during molting
  2. 2 exuvia
  3. 3 to pupate
  4. 4 to molt
  5. 5 to slough
  6. 6 to cast off an old skin or shell
蜕化
tuì huà
  1. 1 (of insects) to undergo metamorphosis
  2. 2 (fig.) to be transformed
  3. 3 to metamorphose
  4. 4 to become degraded
蜕皮
tuì pí
  1. 1 skin cast off during molting
  2. 2 exuvium
  3. 3 to pupate
  4. 4 to molt
  5. 5 to slough
  6. 6 to cast off an old skin or shell
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 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
蝉
chán
  1. 1 cicada
蝉翼
chán yì
  1. 1 cicada's wing
  2. 2 fig. diaphanous
  3. 3 delicate texture
蝉蜕
chán tuì
  1. 1 cicada slough
  2. 2 fig. to free oneself
  3. 3 to extricate oneself from
蝉鸣
chán míng
  1. 1 song of cicadas
  2. 2 chirping of insects
金蝉
Jīn chán
  1. 1 Golden Cicada

Idioms (6)

噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
蜕化变质
tuì huà biàn zhì
  1. 1 to degenerate (morally) (idiom)
  2. 2 to become depraved
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 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
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 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
金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
  1. 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2 a crafty escape plan
静若寒蝉
jìng ruò hán chán
  1. 1 as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)

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