蝉 | chán | cicada | ||
Results beginning with 蝉 | ||||
蝉联 | chán lián | to continue in a post / (to hold a post) several times in succession / (to win a title) in successive years / to stay at number one / to defend a championship | ||
蝉翼 | chán yì | cicada's wing / fig. diaphanous / delicate texture | ||
蝉蜕 | chán tuì | cicada slough / fig. to free oneself / to extricate oneself from | ||
蝉科 | chán kē | Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada | ||
蝉鸣 | chán míng | song of cicadas / chirping of insects | ||
蝉衣 | chán yī | cicada slough (used in TCM) | ||
Approximate Results for 蝉 | ||||
貂蝉 | Diāo Chán | Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü / Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] | ||
金蝉 | Jīn chán | Golden Cicada | ||
寒蝉 | hán chán | cicada in winter / fig. mournful sound | ||
噤若寒蝉 | jìn ruò hán chán | to keep quiet out of fear (idiom) | ||
金蝉脱壳 | jīn chán tuō qiào | lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom) / fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell / a crafty escape plan | ||
螳螂捕蝉 | táng láng bǔ chán | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger | ||
静若寒蝉 | jìng ruò hán chán | as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom) | ||
螳蜋捕蝉 | táng láng bǔ chán | 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 | ||
螳蜋捕蝉,黄雀在后 | táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu | 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 | the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger |