chán​tuì

cicada slough

  • created reference approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 → 蝉衣/蟬衣 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻 chán​tuì

    蝉衣 / 蟬衣 chán​yī

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chán​tuì · cicada slough — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻

    chán​tuì

    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

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  • created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chán​tuì · to free oneself — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻

    chán​tuì

    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

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 蝉蜕/蟬蛻 · chán​tuì · to pass away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉蜕 / 蟬蛻

    chán​tuì

    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

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