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金蝉脱壳
jīn​chán​tuō​qiào

to slip away by strategy

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 金蝉 金蟬 jīn​chán
    golden cicada
    golden cicada, often used metaphorically for the strategy of escape by deception
  2. 脱壳 脫殼 tuō​ké
    to escape
    to make an escape; to slip away using a trick, as in the idiom 金蝉脱壳 jīn​chán​tuō​qiào