created sense approved 蝉翼/蟬翼 · chányì · cicada's wings — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉翼 / 蟬翼
chányì
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 approved 蝉翼/蟬翼 · chányì · thin silk fabric — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蝉翼 / 蟬翼
chányì
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