Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
蝉联蟬聯chan2 lian2
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
蝉鸣蟬鳴chan2 ming2
song of cicadas; chirping of insects
蝉蜕蟬蛻chan2 tui4
cicada slough; fig. to free oneself; to extricate oneself from
蝉衣蟬衣chan2 yi1
cicada slough (used in TCM)
蝉翼蟬翼chan2 yi4
cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture
貂蝉貂蟬diao1 chan2
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布
寒蝉寒蟬han2 chan2
cicada in winter; fig. mournful sound
金蝉金蟬jin1 chan2
Golden Cicada
金蝉脱壳金蟬脫殼jin1 chan2 tuo1 qiao4
lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell; a crafty escape plan
噤若寒蝉噤若寒蟬jin4 ruo4 han2 chan2
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
静若寒蝉靜若寒蟬jing4 ruo4 han2 chan2
as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉螳螂捕蟬tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2
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
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