created reference approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 → 蝉衣/蟬衣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻 chántuì
蝉衣 / 蟬衣 chányī
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chántuì · cicada slough — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻
chántuì
cicada slough
The discarded shell or skin of a cicada larva after it becomes an adult, used in traditional medicine
蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · skin cast off during molting
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chántuì · to free oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻
chántuì
to free oneself
To extricate oneself from a situation; to cast off old constraints
蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · to transform
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chántuì · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻
chántuì
to pass away
To shed one's mortal coil; specifically used in a religious context to describe attaining immortality or the death of a monk
蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 蜕 (literal) → 蜕/蛻 · tuì · to transform
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition