chán​yì

cicada's wings

  • created sense approved 蝉翼/蟬翼 · chán​yì · cicada's wings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉翼 / 蟬翼

    chán​yì

    cicada's wings

    the wings of a cicada, which are thin and transparent; often used to describe things that are extremely light or thin

    蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 翼 (literal) → 翼 · yì · wing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 蝉翼/蟬翼 · chán​yì · thin silk fabric — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蝉翼 / 蟬翼

    chán​yì

    thin silk fabric

    a type of very thin, lightweight silk fabric similar in appearance to a cicada's wings

    蝉 (literal) → 蝉/蟬 · chán · cicada 翼 (literal) → 翼 · yì · wing

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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