蝉 蟬
chán
Meaning
cicada
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貂蝉 Diāo Chán Diaochan, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ, 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 吕布 Lǚ Bù金蝉 Jīn chán Golden Cicada蝉猴 chán hóu newly-emerged cicada nymph蝉科 chán kē Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada蝉联 chán lián to continue in a post蝉鸣 chán míng song of cicadas蝉蜕 chán tuì cicada slough蝉虾 chán xiā slipper lobster蝉衣 chán yī cicada slough蝉翼 chán yì cicada's wing寒蝉 hán chán a cicada in cold weather寒蝉效应 hán chán xiào yìng the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind金蝉脱壳 jīn chán tuō qiào lit. the cicada sheds its carapace噤若寒蝉 jìn ruò hán chán to keep quiet out of fear螳螂捕蝉 táng láng bǔ chán see 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind