蝉

Words with 蝉

• 蝉科chánkēCicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
• 蝉联chánliánto continue in a post
• 蝉衣chányīcicada slough (used in TCM)
• 寒蝉hánchána cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
• 蝉翼chányìcicada's wing
• 蝉鸣chánmíngsong of cicadas
• 蝉猴chánhóu(coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
• 蝉虾chánxiāslipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
• 蝉蜕chántuìcicada slough
• 寒蝉效应hánchánxiàoyìngthe chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
• 金蝉脱壳jīnchántuōqiàolit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
• 螳螂捕蝉tánglángbǔchánthe 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