蝉

Words with 蝉

• 蝉科 chánkē Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
• 蝉联 chánlián to continue in a post
• 蝉衣 chányī cicada slough (used in TCM)
• 寒蝉 hánchán a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
• 蝉翼 chányì cicada's wing
• 蝉鸣 chánmíng song of cicadas
• 蝉猴 chánhóu (coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
• 蝉虾 chánxiā slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
• 蝉蜕 chántuì cicada slough
• 寒蝉效应 hánchánxiàoyìng the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
• 金蝉脱壳 jīnchántuōqiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
• 螳螂捕蝉 tánglángbǔchán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 (Zhuāng zǐ)); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger